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The federal government closing a grant program that encouraged farmers to install renewable energy systems could "financially ruin" those who started spending money on projects and will no longer be reimbursed, a Senate committee heard Thursday.

The speculation machine in this town is in high gear these days, with two presidential vacancies at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. Again, two familiar names on the "possibility" list include Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Mike Duggan. Everyone took note of the most recent statement from the governor's office regarding the gig at her alma mater.

A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the way Michigan’s university boards are selected failed in the House today, prompting Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) to warn Democrats that they’re going to be “wishing they made this deal today.”

Senate Majority Floor Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) advised Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) today that "sometimes it's not so good to be so emotional here on the Senate floor." Singh called Runestad's zealous remarks on lawmakers voting on budgets that fund their future employers an "emotional outburst."

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended a groundbreaking for the Oracle Stargate data center in Saline with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Co-CEO Clay Magouyrk on Monday, and was excoriated on social media.

Rising health care costs are becoming one of the most significant threats facing Michigan small businesses, according to Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) President and CEO Brian Calley.

For the first time in three weeks, Judge Judy viewers will no longer be interrupted by U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham)'s U.S. Senate political campaign ad.

Evoking the CIA officer she was following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) can't help but view Chinese vehicles crossing American borders as "surveillance packages on wheels."

Both political parties in the Michigan House have a property tax relief plan. The GOP passed theirs without Democratic support, and the Democrats unveiled their blueprint, which the R's don't buy because it does not include all taxpayers.

U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) released last week what she described as a “first-of-its-kind proposal” that she said would keep humans in charge of decisions shaping people's lives.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a television interview Thursday she would not be a presidential candidate in 2028, but then said during her keynote address at the Detroit Regional Chamber conference on Mackinac to “never say never” about her future.

During the Democrats' U.S. Senate debate, Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) said there is an antisemitism problem in the Democratic Party, noting that a state convention attendee yelled an "antisemitic slur" at her Jewish husband in April.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says that the state Capitol's three major leaders have not yet met on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget, which they aim to finish by the end of June.

Kicking off the second day of the Mackinac Policy Conference, speakers from across the political spectrum repeatedly returned to the conference’s central theme: “the quest for common ground.”

Two Michigan Department of Transportation workers were killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while patching potholes on U.S. 127, an Ingham County Sheriff’s spokesperson said.

The May Detroit Regional Chambers Glengariff poll, released Tuesday, shows that 45.8% of voters – a decrease from the 49.6% polled in February – believe the state is on the right track.

A second attempt at a Mackinac Island Policy Conference gubernatorial debate was put down after the campaign for Democratic frontrunner Jocelyn Benson declined to participate after independent Mike Duggan dropped out of the race yesterday.

A small group of folks close to former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan received a 48-hour notice that he would publicly end his independent campaign for governor. One source told MIRS that when he no longer saw a path toward winning, he wouldn't wait and pretend that he did.

Rising gasoline and diesel prices tied to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and continued instability from the war in Ukraine are expected to push Michigan energy costs higher this summer, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s 2026 Summer Energy Appraisal.

Independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan ended his campaign Thursday, 56 days before the filing deadline and days after polls showed the former Detroit mayor losing momentum despite $14 million in third-party ad spending on his behalf.