The Michigan Senate

Polling shows the Democratic U.S. Senate primary race is close between state Senator Mallory McMorrow, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed.

The state Senate is suing the state House over nine bills that are in limbo after they passed both chambers of the Legislature but were never sent to the governor to sign.

The Michigan Senate's Democratic majority passed a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse moves it says have caused energy costs to spike, like starting a war with Iran and rolling back clean energy policies.

Bill sponsors say they're responding to courts raising questions about the constitutionality of Michigan's current terroristic threatening law.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on same-sex marriage in 2015, but Michigan's (unenforceable) ban remains on the books because it can only be repealed by voters.

Voters in Midland, Bay and Saginaw counties are heading to the polls Tuesday for a special election primary to fill an open state Senate seat.

Federal law requires most private insurance plans (and Medicaid) to cover many types of contraception, including drugs that require a prescription. But over-the-counter birth control drugs aren't included. Bills introduced in the state Senate this week would change that.

Michigan legislation to ban the open and unlicensed carry of guns from polling locations passed the state Senate Thursday.

The legislation aims to remove remaining barriers to abortion access in Michigan after voters approved a constitutional amendment a year ago, guaranteeing a right to the procedure.

Bills heading to the full Michigan Senate floor would give many local clerks eight days to pre-process absentee ballots ahead of an election.