Jobless Rate Dips, Retailers Brace For Fall, Consumer Sentiment Sinks
Michigan's unemployment rate edged down in July, retailers reported relatively strong summer sales and consumers grew markedly more pessimistic about the economy...
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August 25, 2026
August 25, 2026
Brinks Selected As Benson Running Mate
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) was announced as Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson's running mate...
August 18, 2026
DeBoyer Named James’ LG Pick
House Oversight Chair Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay) is to be U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township)' pick for lieutenant governor...
August 18, 2026
Army Corps OK’s Line 5 Tunnel Permit; State Roadblock Remains
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a key federal permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 tunnel...
August 11, 2026
Ballot Question Committee Asks Supreme Court To Reverse MMOP Certification
A ballot question committee has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse approval of the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) initiative...
August 11, 2026
Unknown MSU Professor Wins In SD-28; Skaggs, Byrnes Lose; Price, Hoskins Wins
Michigan State University assistant Professor Rashida Harrison, a literal political unknown, defeated Ingham County commissioners...
August 5, 2026
SBAM’s 2026 Post-Primary Roundup
Tuesday night marked the most recent benchmark in what has already been an eventful election year.
August 5, 2026
MPSC Must Give More Rigorous Review Of Line 5, Supremes Say
The Michigan Supreme Court did not stop the Line 5 tunnel project, but it did hold Friday that state regulators need to conduct a more comprehensive environmental review.
August 5, 2026
High Court Restores AG’s Power To Investigate Consumer Fraud
In a decision expected to significantly expand Michigan’s consumer protection law, a divided 4-3 Michigan Supreme Court Friday cleared the way...
July 28, 2026
MMOP Survives Signature Challenge By 9
Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) survived an extensive challenge to its petition signatures Friday...
July 28, 2026
El-Sayed Winning Donor Race; Pro-Stevens Team Spending Much More; Whitmer Backs Haley
Federal campaign reports released late Thursday show Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed raised more than twice as much into his hard-money campaign account...
July 21, 2026
Lawmakers Prepare To Revive Labor Policies After Whitmer Veto
Several lawmakers want to regain the momentum behind some of the nine long-delayed bills that abruptly stopped...
July 21, 2026
Cox Drops Gubernatorial Bid; Pledges Support To James
Republican former Attorney General Mike Cox has dropped out of the race for Michigan’s governor.
July 14, 2026
Whitmer Vetoes Long-Awaited 9 Bills, Says It’s Too Late
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Friday vetoed the nine lame-duck passed bills withheld from her desk for 18 months...
July 14, 2026
El-Sayed, Stevens Avoid Democratic In-Fighting Questions, As They Shred Each Other
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Friday vetoed the nine lame-duck passed bills withheld from her desk for 18 months...
July 7, 2026
Weighted Funding Formula, Phonics Push Loaded Into School Bus
Legislators took another step toward a weighted school funding system that directs more money to poor, special education and English-as-a-second language students...
July 7, 2026
Austere Omnibus Budget Rolls Through The Night After Long, Complex Journey
The era of free-flowing COVID-19 money is officially over as a blurred-eyed House and Senate Friday passed a $75 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget...
June 30, 2026
Targets Reached As Anthony Puts Budget Shortfall Ahead Of Pork Projects
Legislative leaders and the State Budget Office signed off Wednesday night on spending targets for each department in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget...
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