State Agencies

(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

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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.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/15/2025 ) During a media tour Tuesday, Michigan State Police Director Col. Col. James F. Grady...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/07/2025) A new  report   shows a record county-level voter turnout in the state’s first presidential...

Michigan State Police detectives on Thursday served a search warrant at the Michigan Lottery Office in Livonia.

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The Attorney General’s office executed search warrants on Wednesday on the downtown Lansing headquarters of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in what is presumably related to state grants managed by the quasi-governmental entity.

The Republican-led House filed a lawsuit against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for her failure to comply with their subpoena to turn over election clerk training documents.

The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and Tyler Technologies “won’t sleep” until the Michigan Transparency Network (MiTN) for campaign, candidate and personal finance filings meets the department’s standards, said Tina Anderson, MDOS chief of staff.