Blog by Team MIRS

Corporations have signed on as sponsors to the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in the past, but 2023 is a bit different with sponsorships coming from local businesses, a conservative PAC and niche products.

With Friday's not-guilty verdicts in the cases of three alleged Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping conspirators, the first round of judicial action against the 14 charged men is complete. Federal and state prosecutors recorded four plea deals, five convictions following trials and five acquittals.

Advocates for a proposal to shave time off a prisoner's sentence for learning a trade or taking classes would not require three-quarters support for final passage as some presume, according to a legal analysis for the Alliance for Safety and Justice.

After the average per-prisoner cost of healthcare has grown by 34% in the last two decades, one researcher raises concern that the data isn't available to demonstrate why the extra spending is occurring and what health outcomes it is producing.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she and legal scholars are considering whether former President Donald Trump's indictments will authorize state election officials to keep him off their presidential primary ballots, with Michigan participating in that conversation.