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A Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday called for the state's Department of Corrections (MDOC) director to resign after a second inmate death was reported at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHVCF).

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) said Tuesday afternoon that she is "done asking" House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's connections to the Interlochen Center for the Arts, demanding an immediate vote on a resolution creating a special House committee to examine the matter.

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took debate swings at each other over corporate and utility campaign contributions. Duggan accused Benson of pocketing a $1.5 million check from the —Babe Ruth of data centers,— and Benson called him the lying "corporate candidate."

Lansing will empty out next week for the annual week-long migration to Mackinac Island, prompting pundit questions about the theme and feel expected at the 2026 policy conference in the long shadow of national politics, as well as the chatter of changing who is — or isn't — elected in state politics.

News reporters and members of the public who find and expose “waste, fraud, abuse, misappropriation, or other misuse of taxpayer dollars,” could win a financial award after Rep. Joseph Aragona (R-Clinton Township) announced his new bill yesterday.

Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) asked the state demographer Friday during the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) if killing Michigan's income tax could bring 1 million people back to the state.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills Thursday to remove the mandatory essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam given to mostly 11th graders and end the requirement to place test scores on school transcripts.

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) directly challenged the chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on whether he would support Senate-passed legislation that would stop the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) from collecting non-fraud payments improperly paid out during COVID.

All Democratic state senators who can return next year are supporting Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton)'s leadership bid in the caucus and are co-hosting a "Leadership Lunch" for him on June 4.

Rep. Matt Longjohn (D-Portage) hit a grand slam and Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) went 5-for-5 at the plate to lead the Democrats to their first Legislative Softball Game win in four years.

A judge on Tuesday blocked Michigan from sending more taxpayer money to two baseball stadium projects, ruling the earmarks may have violated the state Constitution because they lacked the required supermajority support in the Legislature.

A Glengariff Group poll released Tuesday found that Democrat Jocelyn Benson is consolidating her base, causing independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan to pull more from the Republicans.

A former Detroit judge who has been prohibited from serving on the bench for six years has not given up her fight to get on the 2026 ballot.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais has sent some states across the nation racing to redistrict their maps. With the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC), though, Michigan can’t do so without another constitutional amendment. MIRS asked several people questions regarding the recent decision to get their opinion.

The three Democrats seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) in MI-10 – one of the country's most competitive battlegrounds – were set to debate next Tuesday until organizers canceled it.

U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) fired back at gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson’s claims he violated election law for implying he’s the incumbent governor and not a candidate on his campaign material.

The 2026 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference will host a debate between the three Democrats running for U.S. Senate and will play host to the policy discussion over data centers.

Rachel Keys is entering the 108th House District race as the lone Democrat.

Five petition circulators whose names appeared in a 2024 Bureau of Elections memo identifying petition sheets with “clear indications of fraud” also circulated petitions for Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson's this year, according to information shared with MIRS.

Politically connected entrepreneur Fay Beydoun has been charged with 16 counts in connection with the way she spent a $20 million legislative grant.