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Family caregivers are quietly propping up the nation’s health care system to the tune of nearly $1 trillion a year, and Michigan lawmakers are looking to take another crack at easing the burden.

Michiganders whose workplace doesn't offer retirement benefits could enroll in a state-run individual retirement account (IRA) program, under legislation the Senate Labor Committee moved March 19. 

A new statewide poll shows a clear majority of voters still believe the country is on the wrong track, while partisan splits continue to harden across nearly every major issue, from the direction of the state to job approval ratings for top political figures.

Senate Democrats adopted a resolution urging President Donald Trump and Congress to reverse federal energy policies they say are driving up fuel and utility costs, prompting sharp criticism from Republicans who dismissed the move as partisan messaging that will not lower prices.

Organizers for this weekend's "No Kings" rallies are anticipating the largest showing yet, with protests in around 115 different locations across the state.

Sara Cambensy – a former Democratic House member from Marquette who often broke away from her party on energy topics like the Line 5 oil pipeline – is running in the 38th Senate district as an independent.

In 252 days, the state's second female governor will be out of work and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been silent on what the future holds … that is until now.

From farmers struggling with rising fertilizer costs due to war in Iran to restaurateurs attempting to assist employees with housing, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) sees a "missing middle" taking shape in dining. She participated in a roundtable where participants warned of middle-class restaurants being diminished, with fast food chains and high-end restaurants better equipped to handle costs.

The outrage was not off the charts when the federal government sent ICE-arrested inmates to a former private prison in the north woods of Baldwin.

An anti-abortion advocate filed a lawsuit to close the 15-foot “buffer zone” between himself and “every patient and companion within a 100-foot radius” around a clinic’s entrance.

The Senate passed SB 502 on Thursday, aimed at ensuring the $20,000, 20-year felony for making threats under Michigan's anti-terrorism law can withstand arguments that it might violate First Amendment rights.

A religious-based law firm told an appellate panel Thursday they’ve suffered reputational harm after Attorney General Dana Nessel labeled them as a hate group.

“KRATOM SOLD HERE” signs plastered across gas stations and smoke shops have turned the once-obscure substance into a roadside staple, though it could soon become just a moment in time.

House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) doubled down on having received a sunshine award from a publicly invisible entity for having successfully pushed for transparency in the legislative earmark process last year.

Sleeping teens are awakened and snatched by adult strangers, who handcuff them, put them in a vehicle and drive them away – all at the request of parents at their wits’ end.

The House Oversight Committee could soon take up an investigation into the Interlochen Center for the Arts after Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) formally requested a probe into the school's past ties to convicted child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

On Friday night, former House Speaker and Republican gubernatorial candidate, Tom Leonard, posted photos on Facebook of himself smiling alongside Detroit sports legends for "313 Day," including Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.

More than half of the salaried employees working in the Michigan Senate earn more than the senators themselves, according to a review of the updated employee salaries received by MIRS via House rules. 

The Michigan Press Association (MPA) announced last week it would not present its annual Peter Pettalia Memorial Sunshine Award to a public official leading the charge on open government after another 12 months of no meaningful advancements on transparency reforms.

While the news of the war in Iran may seem like something distant and unconnected to Michigan, businesses have been directly attacked by Iran state agents and actions from the war may have caused one attack on Michigan soil.