The Attorney General’s office executed search warrants Wednesday on the downtown Lansing headquarters of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in what is presumably related to state grants managed by the quasi-governmental entity.
One Fair Wage is trying again to get tipped workers to earn at least the state's minimum wage – not a smaller “sub-minimum” wage that takes into account the tips they receive – based on …
Michigan public schools would receive a record $12,000 per student, funded in large part by the elimination of roughly 100 specific earmarks, under a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 House Republican education budget that moved through …
When it comes to dropping hazardous waste in one of Michigan's landfills, Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) wants fees increased from $10 per ton to $25 beginning in 2026, as well as from 0.5 cents per …
The Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) says it has filed petition language for a ballot proposal that would create...
(MACKINAC ISLAND) – A report released by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference showed the need for training a workforce to use artificial intelligence as industries change …
(MACKINAC ISLAND) – Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says what's lacking right now in terms of creating a new road funding plan "is a genuine conversation between the House and the Senate."
The House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs heard testimony from Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) Director Jason Palmer over the agency’s handling of pandemic-era unemployment benefits, which resulted in an estimated $8 …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called on Michigan to "work together" to become home to a semiconductor chip assembly plant – known as a fab, short for fabrication facility – which is the "most advanced …
The state budget the Senate passed this week for the coming year is short $313.4 million based on cooler revenue estimates that came out of Friday's conference of fiscal forecasters, according to a Senate Fiscal Agency …
Creating a wholesale tax on marijuana to help fund the roads, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing, could jack up the price of pot to the point where users will hit the black market again, advocates told a …
Yoopers might have a different accent than us trolls who live under the bridge, but the difference in energy needs between the two peninsulas would be closer to reconciliation under bills preserving the Reciprocating Internal …
Increasing public schools' foundation allowances to $10,008 per-pupil, a new $372.5 million "Community Infrastructure Fund" for local governments and $100 million in "economic relief" grants directly related to the White House's tariff policies were moved …
Bringing new fighter jets to Macomb County will not be the last time the Governor negotiates with the Trump White House.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Macomb County's Selfridge Air National Guard base will...
The $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund (MIF), a program meant to help early-stage startups get capital and provide Michigan entrepreneurs with support services, got the go-ahead Tuesday from the Michigan Strategic Fund.
Court of Appeals Judge Noah Hood was appointed Wednesday to succeed former Justice Elizabeth Clement on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican to take the empty seat that would be left by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Oakland County).