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Is water a weapon under Michigan’s sentencing guidelines?

A “credible” bomb threat was made to the Detroit residence of Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, the Lieutenant Governor disclosed Thursday.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/09/2025) The House Oversight Committee’s questioning Tuesday of Department of Health and Human Services...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/09/2025) For the first time in what seems like a long time, there's something that looks like positive...

Legal Quirk Lets School Officials Smoking Pot Near School Off The Hook

AG's Legal Actions Against Trump Admin Preserves $1.8B In Funding

Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor) is proposing a constitutional amendment to require multiple state government branches’ approval before declaring a rebellion or invasion and legislation to prohibit local law enforcement from being used for federal immigration law enforcement. She also pushed for stiffer habeas corpus and Miranda rights.

Gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops across Michigan have seen the rise in what the Cannabis Regulatory Agency called intoxicating hemp-derived products that the cannabis industry believes are illicit.

Rep. Joseph Fox (R-Fremont)’s HB 4024 to require schools to enforce individuals to only use the restroom or locker room of their sex assigned at birth passed the House Thursday, 58-46.

Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s (MEDC) chief executive officer is a "potential target" in the Attorney General’s criminal investigation into a $20 million grant administered by his state agency.

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering amending court rules to prohibit bias, prejudice and harassment, prompting the opposition to opine that such a move raises “constitutional objections.”

A top global economist for one of the country’s biggest banks told state legislators earlier this month that he does not expect interest rates to come down anytime soon nor an influx of manufacturing investment in the United States, but supply chains could move to closer, friendlier nations to avoid risks related to China.

A week ago, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. said he would no longer provide the Democrats' voting list to Democrats running for municipal seats this fall if they supported independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan.

Michigan has 3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Indiana has 45.

Transgender students would be required to use the school bathroom of their biological sex as written on their original birth certificate under legislation that moved out of a House committee along party lines Wednesday morning.

Former state lawmaker Jewell Jones was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he carried firearms and ammunition magazines into a Saginaw hospital.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 08/26/2025) Almost two months past the statutory July 1 deadline, the House passed a $54 billion omnibus...

Digging Line 5 Tunnel Could Cause Explosion, Activists Argue

What Does A Government Shutdown Look Like?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wouldn't confirm her trip to Japan in September to reporters at an event Monday, but said regardless of where she is, she is always available to negotiate.