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5 Curious Subplots Going Into Primary Election

By now, we've all resigned ourselves to the reality that there are painfully few competitive big races heading into Tuesday's primary election. 

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July 30, 2024

Top 10 House Primaries to Face Incumbents

A common theme this campaign cycle is the lack of yard signs or mailers in normally competitive areas of the state.

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July 30, 2024

Gov. Signs 2025 Budget, About $330M Left On Balance Sheet

(DETROIT) – Around $330 million in General Fund revenue was left on Michigan's balance sheet Wednesday as the Governor finished signing the next state budget.

July 23, 2024

Top 10 House Incumbents In Danger In Primary

House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) are among the 35 House members facing primaries this summer of varying severity. In all, 18 Republicans and 17 Democrats face opposition […]

July 23, 2024

Harris Raises $81M In 24 Hours As Endorsements Pile Up; Whitmer Says She’s Staying Put

Vice President Kamala Harris said she raised $81 million within one day after President Joe Biden’s announcement he would not be running for a second term, which set off speculation that Gov. Gretchen […]

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July 16, 2024

Budget Provides ‘Community College Guarantee’ For High School Class Of ’24

Michigan’s latest class of high school graduates can access free community college, regardless of their household’s income level, through the updated Michigan Achievement Scholarship that was part of the Fiscal […]

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July 16, 2024

No Mention Of Presidential Ambitions, But Plenty Of National Attention In Whitmer’s New Memoir

Despite no direct mention of future presidential ambitions in her first book, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s memoir “True Gretch” reads like a “get to know me” for a national audience, and includes […]

July 9, 2024

Weiss, Steckloff Resign from HDCC

House Democratic Campaign Committee (HDCC) Chair Regina Weiss (D-Oak Park) has resigned from her campaign leadership post, along with Finance Chair Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills), only a week after the chamber passed an $18.5 …

July 9, 2024

$6.8B Transportation Budget Covers the Roads, Looks for Permanent Funding Fix

The Michigan Department of Transportation is looking at more than $6.8 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes all the roads and bridges throughout the state but doesn't yet solve the problem of …

July 2, 2024

Final Budget Appears At Midnight, Passes Chambers

The final version of the state's $59 billion spending plan for state government made its first public appearance shortly after midnight Thursday in a joint House-Senate committee, and passed through a blurry-eyed Senate four hours …

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July 2, 2024

MICRC to Submit Crane Map to Court After Vote

Three days of deliberation and tweaking led to a ranked choice vote that saw the Crane map come out on top Wednesday, the last day of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's deliberations on a …

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June 25, 2024

Updated Top 10 House Districts Most Likely to Flip

Get to know the political landscape of the 109th District. A closer look at the voting history and potential Republican nominee.

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June 25, 2024

Senate Dials Up 911 To Keep MPSERS Funding Switch Alive

School employees would no longer have to pay 3 percent of their paychecks to cover their retiree health care benefits under legislation the Senate approved Thursday, as the Legislature began movement on a linchpin to …

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June 18, 2024

SOAR Reform Taking Center Stage In House

Learn about the SOAR Fund 2.0: a $6 billion economic development plan aimed at revitalizing communities and attracting investments.

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June 18, 2024

If MI Tip System Falls, 92% of Restaurants Raise Prices, 40% Look to Sell Business

Discover the impact of increased minimum wage on Michigan restaurants. Find out how it could affect prices and business operations.

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June 11, 2024

Senate Labor Takes Testimony on Apprentice Ratios, MIOSHA Move

The Senate Labor Committee Tuesday took testimony on two bill packages, one that would address apprentice ratios for plumbers and electricians and one that would move administrative authority of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health …