Michigan Government

More doctors but fewer insurance options for the needy? Tax credits for private schools, but not EVs? Here’s what residents can expect in 2025 under President-elect Donald Trump.

Michigan Democrats approved “ghost gun” and bump stock bans, but several other major packages are in limbo with few voting days left.

Legislators are looking to eliminate incentives to falsify signatures or lie to would-be signers.

Panel approves plan to expand the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. Next up: A full House vote?

Plans would give police a ‘duty to intervene’ if a colleague uses excessive force, restrict no-knock warrants and require more extensive background checks for new officers.

Proponents say IDs improve security. Foes say requirements target minorities. The GOP wants to ask voters whether they should be required.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office said it may appeal the decision in St. Clair Shores involving two deputy election clerks. A man charged with voting absentee and in person will face trial.

Michigan will implement cameras in work zones to prevent construction-related crashes and on school buses to track people who fail to stop. The work-zone traffic systems can automatically issue tickets.

Michigan Democrats are charting their path forward after significant setbacks in the 2024 election.

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Julia Dale told staffers she’s leaving to accept a job with a nonprofit. Appointed in 2021, Dale is the agency’s third director since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A record $67 million was spent in this year’s battle for the Michigan House – much of it by Democrats, who still lost their majority to Republicans.

House Democrats are pitching new plans to fix Michigan roads – but they only have two weeks left in power.

Plan would extend jobless benefits from 20 to 26 weeks and boost maximum weekly payments from $362 to $614 over three years. Republicans and business groups aren’t happy.

Attorney General Dana Nessel and legislative Democrats want to cap prices on necessary goods and services during state of emergency declarations. Republicans and business groups have concerns.

Three-term Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced his campaign for governor as an independent Wednesday morning. His candidacy could leave Democrats with some agonizing decisions to make.

The bills seek to expand and secure voting rights, but clerks worry about the additional burden they would cause.

Democratic lawmakers are reviving efforts to remove long-dormant criminal penalties for consensual sex acts. Can they get it done in lame-duck?

It’s the first winter under the new Michigan law that requires motorists to stay 200 feet away from moving snowplows or 20 feet away from plows stopped at an intersection.

Tate, 43, filed paperwork on Nov. 21 that allows him to begin collecting campaign donations for the 2025 election.

Poised to lose control of the Michigan House, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fellow Democrats are pushing economic development, firearm and criminal justice reforms in the final weeks of 2024.