State Agencies

Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), a Republican candidate for governor, wants an audit of state subsidies provided to childcare providers. His request follows reports in Minnesota of significant fraud schemes, where Somali residents have been accused of fraudulently collecting government funding intended for child nutrition, housing services and autism programming.

Attorney General Dana Nessel committed, at a minimum, a “clear ethics violation” when she involved herself in possible criminal cases involving a personal friend and her spouse, House Oversight Committee Chair Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay) said Tuesday. Nessel's perceived unwillingness to fully participate in the investigation led a House panel to find her in contempt, a vote that fell on party lines.

Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday released the fifth report into her department's investigations of alleged clergy sexual abuse, detailing allegations against 51 priests. While no criminal charges will be filed, Nessel said the reports have helped survivors.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 11/25/2026) With DTE Energy asking the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to quickly approve electric service to two high-electricity-using data centers, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that the situation is “highly unusual” and that DTE is “making unverified promises (that) nobody else will shoulder these costs.”   At the end of October, a new data center project in Saline Township was announced, and DTE was selected as the ene

From Pilot To Program, Educating Prisoners In Michigan

Judge Says AG, Staff Doesn’t Have To Testify – Yet – At DePerno Hearing

Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) on Thursday blasted the Michigan State Police from the Senate floor over its more than $401,000 contract with someone the department investigated, and he called on the department’s top leaders to resign.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 11/05/2025) The Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, Great Lakes & Energy would need court-issued warrants to search property regardless of the search’s environmental protection intentions, under two bills that both passed 63-37 in the House Tuesday   Rep. Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River)’s HB 4073 applies to the DNR and Rep. Tom Kunse (R-Clare)’s HB 4421 applies to EGLE. Kunse said in his floor speech that the right to private property

A federal lawsuit arising out of a discredited sexual abuse investigation has resulted in a unique settlement – the Michigan State Police received a life preserver that washed ashore from the Edmund Fitzgerald. 

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) is apologizing for canceling an annual event for women veterans scheduled for this past weekend without talking things out with “the appropriate leadership or stakeholders.”

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/24/2025) If the state Legislature and Executive fail to pass a budget or continuation resolution before...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/17/2025) Reps. Tom Kunse (R-Clare) and Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River) would like to end the Department of...

New State Superintendent To Start In December

Digging Line 5 Tunnel Could Cause Explosion, Activists Argue

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wouldn't confirm her trip to Japan in September to reporters at an event Monday, but said regardless of where she is, she is always available to negotiate.

Attorney General Dana Nessel told WDIV "Flashpoint" on Sunday that she is "deeply concerned" by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) conduct, which she described as "deeply troubling," during an investigation into a $20 million grant.

The Michigan State Police trooper who fatally shot a 52-year-old Port Huron man in February will not face charges.

The Attorney General’s office will not conduct an investigation of Michigan State Police Lt. Col. Aimee Brimacombe’s use of her state-issued vehicle as Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) had requested.

A state official who oversees the investigation of child deaths told a House committee Tuesday that his unit doesn't look into sudden infant death cases – as was suggested by the Auditor General – because there's little to be gained by it.