Blog by Team MIRS

Throughout one whole year, a short-term payday loan provider could not charge service fees of more than 36 percent of the loan as residents pay it back, under legislation approved Wednesday 5-1 in the Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee.

Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra confirmed Wednesday the lawsuit launched by the ousted former chairwoman over the former headquarters building in downtown Lansing has been dismissed.

The Governor's corrections department remains opposed to legislation reforming the state's legislative corrections ombudsman and how it investigates the state's prisons. The bill now sits dormant in a House committee after receiving unanimous support in the Senate about three months ago.

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in Jan. 2023, having CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) quickly administered, saved his life.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged small businesses that rely on snow to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration because of drought in 42 counties.