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Cox Sues Benson To End ‘SPLC Cover-Up’
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike COX is suing Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who also is running for governor, seeking the release of public records about her involvement with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
32 minutes ago2 min read


Sara Cambensy Files Signatures As Independent For 38th Senate District
Former State Rep. Sara Cambensy turned in 2,349 signatures to the Richard H. Austin building Thursday in Lansing to be able to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot as an independent in the Michigan 38th Senate District.
35 minutes ago1 min read


EGLE, DNR Reissue Line 5 Permits
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved permits for Canadian-based Enbridge to start drilling a tunnel to house the Line 5 oil pipeline.
23 hours ago3 min read


El-Sayed Outraises In Senate Race, Nearly Doubles Stevens, McMorrow Combined; Other Campaign Finance Surprises
Abdul El-Sayed raised nearly $4.6 million in the second quarter of the year, which sneaks up on the combined $4.8 million raised between U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) and now-suspended candidate State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), and the nearly $4 million between the three Mike Rogers accounts.
23 hours ago5 min read


Attorney: MSP Investigating Client’s Allegations Grady Lied In Affidavit
Michigan State Police (MSP) has an open perjury investigation into Col. James F. Grady II and his second-in-command, MIRS has learned.
2 days ago2 min read


Senate Bill Allows Airport Guests To Drink Alcohol Throughout The Terminal
Folks could take their cocktail and beer orders to go outside of airport restaurants, carrying their drinks throughout the terminal and outside their gate, similar to social districts, under a bill that flew out of committee last month.
2 days ago4 min read


Senate District 33 Candidate Files FBI Report Alleging Voter Intimidation
The former Michigan Conservative Union president, running for term-limited Sen. Rick Outman (R-Six Lakes)'s seat, claims a state police secretary tried to intimidate homeowners into removing his campaign signs.
3 days ago3 min read


65% Of Michiganders Don't Want AI Used To Deny Insurance Claims
A Progress Michigan survey found 65 percent of Michiganders strongly support putting a ban on health insurers using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny insurance claims.
3 days ago3 min read


Dead People Allegedly Among MMOP Petition Signers
Opponents of the campaign finance ballot initiative backed by Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) claim its petitions include forged signatures, duplicate signatures and even the names of people who were already dead when they supposedly signed.
4 days ago2 min read


Adults Favor Banning Kids Younger Than 16 From Social Media
If you have a teenager, and you're headed Up North this weekend, here's a topic for the in-car ride going up.
4 days ago1 min read


Flint Mayor: City Has Met Obligations In 2016 Flint Water Lawsuit Settlement
Flint Mayor: City Has Met Obligations In 2016 Flint Water Lawsuit Settlement
Jul 102 min read


Speaker: Not So Fast On Income Tax Wipe Out
While reducing property taxes remains top of his "to-do" list, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) is wading into the debate over the total elimination of the state income tax with a resulting $13 billion hit to the state budget.
Jul 102 min read


Mighty Mac v Vessel? Mighty Mac Likely Wins
The Mackinac Bridge is at a low risk of collapse if hit by a vessel, a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found.
Jul 91 min read


Record $1.7B Of School Aid Fund Money Funded Colleges, Universities In New Budget
Record $1.7B Of School Aid Fund Money Funded Colleges, Universities In New Budget
Jul 96 min read


AG, SOS: DOJ’s Justification For Election Monitors Based On Unsubstantiated Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told Detroit, East Lansing and Lansing that election monitors will be sent to their cities for the August primary, which top state leaders say is based on numerous unsubstantiated claims.
Jul 83 min read


El-Sayed, Stevens Avoid Democratic In-Fighting Questions, As They Shred Each Other
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) and Abdul El-Sayed debated at the WOOD TV 8 studio where it turned into a verbal brawl, but both U.S. Senate candidates refused to address the schism in the party.
Jul 85 min read


What’s Left In MI Supreme Court’s Last Month Of Session?
In its last month of its current session, the Michigan Supreme Court has 28 outstanding opinions — eight of which are calendar cases, which means an opinion is expected no later than July 31.
Jul 73 min read


Trump's Medicaid, SNAP Changes Showing Up In DHHS Budget
The first effects of President Donald Trump's overhaul of Medicaid and food assistance programs are beginning to appear in the Department of Health and Human Services's (DHHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget
Jul 73 min read


Record $1.7B Of School Aid Fund Money Funded Colleges, Universities In New Budget
A record $1.7 billion from the School Aid Fund is going to higher education and community colleges in the newly passed FY 2026-27 “school bus” budget, furthering a decades-old budget practice that has grown substantially in recent years.
Jul 76 min read


Hall's Revolving-Door Restrictions Head To Whitmer
The Senate passed three bills that were part of House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)'s transparency and ethics platform, prohibiting lawmakers who take office after Jan. 1, 2027, from registering as lobbyists for two years after leaving office.
Jul 62 min read
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