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(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/14/2025 ) Sen. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo), the term-limited chair of the Senate Energy and Environment...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/14/2025 ) Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox announced Monday that he has gathered 30,000...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/11/2025 ) Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, an independent gubernatorial candidate, says his first act as...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/11/2025 ) (ANN ARBOR) – The Attorney General says all of her division heads right now are having...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/10/2025 )   Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor)  said recently on a podcast  that Speaker Matt Hall...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/10/2025 ) (FLINT) – Healthcare organizations will have to hire new staff specifically to handle new...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/09/2025 ) Educators in Michigan would need to receive implicit bias training and lessons on "key...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/09/2025 ) America Works USA, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association...

Talk in Lansing right now about possibly creating new revenue for the government to fund schools or other services is helping "frame the moment" for tax-the-rich efforts, says Rachelle Crow-Hercher of the Invest In MI Kids ballot proposal committee.

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) called for a federal investigation into what he called “the growing scandal involving the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.”

Rep. Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park) introduced HB 4686 last month that decriminalizes psilocybin possession for those with a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/07/2025) (TROY) – Four Democratic lawmakers representing parts of Oakland County spoke to a filled room...

Rice: Schools Passing 'Overly Cautious' Budgets Due To Missed Deadline In Lansing

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/07/2025) A new  report   shows a record county-level voter turnout in the state’s first presidential...

Matt Maasdam, a former Navy SEAL with a Brighton post office box listed on his website, is entering the 2026 Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) in one of Michigan's most competitive Congressional races.

As the sun set on the July 1 statutory deadline, no budget bills passed the Legislature and a conference committee has not been set into motion, despite the House being gaveled in for eight hours and the Senate’s K-12 bill being listed on the agenda for through passage.

With one day to go until the statutory July 1 budget deadline expires, House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) told MIRS on Monday that Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)’s budget approach has been destined for failure from the start.

The Taking Back Our Power coalition on Monday announced it has formed a ballot question committee to fight corporate influence in Michigan’s politics.

Maryland parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ storybooks can opt out of those lesson plans for their children, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Four state legislators reported a personal financial disclosure statements this month that they are married to lobbyists, a dynamic that - in Michigan, anyway – counts on the legislators themselves to avoid any conflict of interest landmines.