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Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) has emerged as one of the most outspoken voices in Michigan’s Legislature criticizing the United States’ involvement in the escalating conflict with Iran, raising concerns in recent days through a press conference, social media posts and television appearance.

After the Detroit News reported that Senate Majority Floor Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) might not run for reelection, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) gave the story additional legs by postulating that the Democratic senator could be fixing to join the lucrative ranks of multi-client lobbyists in this town.

Michigan’s attempt to enforce its gambling laws has triggered a growing legal fight involving the state, several financial trading companies and the federal government’s authority over “prediction markets.”

“Have you ever had the meat sweats?” Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) asked lawmakers in her speech during session on Thursday that urged members to support her package increasing education about menopause for physicians and the public.

Organizers of a ballot initiative requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship before they're able to vote after Nov. 2, 2027, announced on Wednesday that they turned in 750,000 petition signatures to the Bureau of Elections.

A House subcommittee gave former Republican Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno an opportunity Wednesday morning to argue that Attorney General Dana Nessel is using her office to seek political retribution against him for openly pursuing four felony charges against him for challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in Antrim County.

The House on Tuesday passed legislation to set aside $152 million for new runways at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to accommodate the 21 new F-15EX Eagle II coming to the Macomb County base to replace the retiring A-10 Warthogs, although a source connected with the Governor's office told MIRS Tuesday House members “jumped the gun.”

The popular “I Voted” sticker contest will return for the November election. The Department of State opened entries from Michiganders and students enrolled in Michigan schools.

Roughly 50 people gathered outside the Capitol Monday evening protesting the U.S. military action in Iran. The protest follows the United States' Saturday airstrikes in Iran that have drawn sharp criticism from those who argue President Donald Trump's administration shouldn't have started what could become a prolonged conflict without congressional approval.

Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) announced in a press release that she will not seek reelection and will not run for public office "ever again," describing the decision as a "spiritual" one rooted in her Christian faith.

Fourteen months ago, when other governors were lambasting President Donald Trump on a variety of issues, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sat peacefully in the executive residence living room. She decided she was going to take a different course with the GOP president.

Trust in government and institutions is low, but with work it can be restored.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is looking into who is sending orange Kool-Aid packets and possibly other powders to the headquarters of the Michigan Republican Party (MRP), the Maine Republican Party and several county parties.

A dispute over a state-funded study of Michigan's Native American boarding schools escalated Thursday as lawmakers heard sharply conflicting accounts about why a 300-plus-page report has not been made public.

Parents who were horrified after learning their children’s karate instructor was a registered sex offender helped spearhead bills that would prohibit sex offenders from working at or owning businesses whose services target children.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used her final State of the State to reflect.

A prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday that the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) officer who was arraigned Monday had a cache of weapons and state property, including tear gas cannisters.

Members of the House Oversight Committee sat with their heads in their hands as Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) laid out what she called a “representative sample” of failures inside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, which she said are costing incarcerated women their health, their dignity, and in some cases, their lives.

A second Republican has filed a campaign committee to run in the 1st Congressional District Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet). It's a candidate with whom the retired Lieutenant General is familiar with.

Independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan, Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican John James (R-Shelby Township) are locked in a hypothetically competitive race that is statistically too close to call, based on a Jan. 27-Feb. 2 Detroit Regional Chamber survey released on Monday.