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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.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) became the latest candidate to propose eliminating the state income tax as part of an economic agenda that also calls for making Michigan a Right-to-Work state and creating a special state office charged with weeding out "waste, fraud and abuse" across state government.

Most Americans agree, 80 percent, that news is important, but the extent of the agreement ends there, according to a Pew Research survey. It isn't a one-off and help is needed from the Legislature to fix the problem.

Democrats from several factions banded together to call for the stoppage of a Romulus warehouse being converted into an immigrant detention center. They also expressed fear that Michigan could be the next target of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

If the states successfully call for a national constitutional convention, Michigan would send five commissioners and five alternates who are at least 25 years old, registered voters and someone who has been a U.S. citizen and Michigan resident for at least five years under legislation considered in a House committee Thursday.

A U.S. District Court judge says the government proved DTE expanded its factory on Zug Island in River Rouge without the proper approvals and must pay a $100 million civil penalty.

Without Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) giving him days off for pre-operation appointments, Sen. Joseph Bellino Jr. (R-Monroe) said he could never have been an organ donor to his brother-in-law, to whom he gave a kidney in summer 2024.

Three Republican legislators on Tuesday withdrew their endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) after the five-term incumbent endorsed former Rep. Beau LaFave for the state Senate as opposed to their preferred candidate.

Secretary of State candidate Amanda Love's sister urged Republican delegates in a Facebook video not to support her sister for the nomination, saying she's not qualified for the job, among other things.

A Center Line man was sentenced on Friday to 10 months in federal prison for posting online threats to assassinate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and making calls threatening DTE Energy shareholders.

The University of Michigan historical library must release the papers given to them by a deceased white nationalist under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), even though the school promised to keep them sealed until 2035, the Court of Appeals ruled Friday

As the 2026 midterms approach, U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte)'s campaign team is turning its attention to an East Lansing High School (ELHS) political club.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard announced that, if elected governor, he will appoint an Ambassador to the Upper Peninsula and establish a dedicated executive office presence, giving Yoopers a direct line to the Governor’s Office.