The lawsuit involves key players in a $25 million state grant suspended amid an investigation into a project led by an ex-aide to Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth.
Law enforcement agencies are wrestling with thorny challenges posed by a new law intended to take firearms away from people with a high risk of violence.
The suit argues that the former president is ineligible to run again under a Civil War-era Constitutional clause barring insurrectionists from holding office.
Rick Johnson, 70, was sentenced to serve 55 months in federal prison and fined $50,000 for seeking and accepting bribes while serving as chair of a now-defunct state marijuana licensing board.
A Michigan Supreme Court rule that goes into effect Jan. 1 will require judges and court staff to address attorneys and others appearing in court by their preferred pronouns, including they/them pronouns.
Electronic absentee ballot applications and allowing military spouses to vote electronically were among the election reforms voted through the Michigan House Wednesday.
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan on Wednesday, urging the striking UAW to endorse his return to the White House while promising to fight Joe Biden’s EV push.
A Detroit senator wants Michigan prison populations to be counted in the communities they’re from instead of prison locations. The change could make a big difference in how political districts are crafted, especially in rural areas.
Working class voters have helped tip presidential elections in Michigan, and that could happen again. Former President Trump is trying to recapture the magic that fueled his surprise Michigan victory in 2016.
Michigan senators aim to increase insurance payouts on medical care for auto accident victims, a move long sought by crash survivors and their health providers.
Michigan officials approved a $65 million incentive Tuesday to develop land next to a planned Ford facility. The vote came one day after the automaker announced plans to pause construction on the EV battery plant.
President Biden walks the picket line with striking autoworkers and backs a 40 percent pay hike proposal as Michigan approves additional incentives for Marshall megasite despite Ford’s announcement to “pause” work on a planned EV battery factory.
The Michigan Republican Party capped a conspiracy-filled Mackinac Island retreat by approving a caucus plan that will give Donald Trump loyalists more power than primary voters.
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy delivered ‘red meat’ at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. Pro-Trump crowd eats it up but suggests his ceiling may be a number two.
Rep. Karen Whitsett of Detroit has often been at odds with leaders in her own party. While she supports abortion rights, she has reservations on several bills. And she warned leaders that other Democrats share her concern.
Housing for immigrant workers on dairy farms is often tucked away and largely exempt from inspections. Advocates say that can lead to poor conditions. ‘You have no one to protect you,’ one worker says.
All young children in Michigan would undergo lead screening — unless their parents object — under legislation heading to the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for expected signature.
The Friday verdict marks the last trial connected with a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her pandemic policies. The governor’s office called the verdict 'disappointing.'