Blog by Team MIRS

A coalition of grassroots members visited Congressional offices across the state to demand action against billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration as the head of a temporary agency charged with sniffing out alleged government waste and fraud.

A bit of ancient Michigan political history was revisited last week on a story that materialized back in the days of Gov. Rick Snyder, when the Senate was run by then-Majority Leader Randy Richardville and the Democratic Minority Leader was Gretchen Whitmer . . . yes, that Gretchen Whitmer.

Forty-three percent of Michiganders had negative feelings toward replacing the state's gas tax with a road usage charge (RUC) when first asked about the idea by the state's transportation department.

A well-traveled ethics proposal that puts a stick in the revolving door between legislating and lobbying was brought back on Thursday by Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester) and appears to be set to move in the House.

More than a year has passed since a Detroit Free Press editorial piece called Lansing a “sad little town,” advocating for the state capital to be moved back to Detroit.