A coalition of groups representing business, labor, education, and philanthropic organizations as well as state and community leaders announced last week the formation of a "Launch Michigan" campaign they hope will improve K-12 education "to …
Michigan can collect the 6 percent sales taxes from online stores that don't have a physical presence in Michigan -- thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday.
Michigan government's $56.8 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 rumbled through the House and Senate Tuesday with record levels of education and transportation money, but with pointed concerns from Democrats about "raiding" $900 million …
When Gov. Rick Snyder rolled out his Marshall Plan with its $100 million price tag earlier this year, it wasn't made clear where the money would come from.
The Senate passed a few more pieces of Gov. Rick Snyder's Marshall Plan to create talent in Michigan Thursday, but the sailing was less than smooth as a couple of the bills in question faced …
Not only did the House Republican caucus not have the votes to legislatively adopt and amend a citizen initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana, House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) said Tuesday he's not convinced …
.Michigan's prevailing wage law, created in 1965 to require that construction workers on state building projects are paid the prevailing union wage, was repealed when the House passed the citizens' initiative led by the Associated …
Growth of a small to medium-sized company is often just as hard to manage as stagnation or a decline.
It may be breaking news, but it is surely not surprising news that this week opponents of the petition drive to revamp the state's apportionment process will legally challenge it on two fronts.
Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive) answered neither "yes" or "no" when a reporter asked him: "What do you think of the notion of the Legislature taking up the marijuana legalization issue in order to …
Progressives and previously uninvolved Democrats braved the icy conditions outside to flood the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) endorsement convention inside Cobo Hall, giving civil rights attorney Dana Nessel the party's backing over union-backed Patrick Miles, …
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered oral arguments on a lawsuit filed by unemployment insurance claimants who were falsely accused of fraud through the state's controversial Michigan Integrated Data Automated System (MiDAS).
The first two medical marijuana facility applicants to go before the state's licensing board didn't fare well Thursday, as both walked away with no license.
This week saw major announcements on the 2018 gubernatorial front with an endorsement Monday by the United Auto Workers of former Democratic Senate leader Gretchen Whitmer. That announcement was followed on Wednesday by the endorsement …
Nearly a third of 5,000 random state employees opened a fake phishing email meant to test the state's cyber security training of its employees, according to an Office of Auditor General (OAG) report issued Friday.
The price of prescription drugs has increased so dramatically that they have produced a public outcry, such as when the EpiPen jumped from $57 in 2007 to $600 in 2017.
Legislation to establish statewide regulations for the installation of small cell networks was reported out of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee Thursday, with only Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) voting "no."
Democrats accused Republicans of "eroding local control" when the House passed legislation Wednesday that would block local governments from passing ordinances banning employers from asking applicants in an interview or on an application their wage …