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Republicans Moving Out Of Secchia-Weiser Building

Arbit Asking For Antisemitism To Be Added To Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

Ice Storm-Ravaged Up North Schools Get A Break On School Days

Ex-Snyder Aide's Wrongful Prosecution Lawsuit Dismissed

House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said at a press conference Wednesday that a new, stronger regulatory committee is coming.

A broad coalition of education groups are coming together with a ballot proposal designed to raise taxes on the state's wealthier residents and divert the estimated $4 billion in new revenue to schools.

"I don't need you" is what House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said to his chamber's minority leader, Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), during a panel of the Legislature's top Democratic and Republican leaders.

A political organization designed to assist Republican candidates “up and down Michigan's ballot” launched Thursday with one of the Republicans' chief financial benefactors, multi-millionaire Dick DeVos, leading the broad governing advisory board.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Wednesday he is optimistic about future relations between the two countries, but he warned that there are “pebbles in the shoe” obstacles that need to be worked out. 

Duggan Calling For New Accountability Program For School District Improvement 

What a difference two years can make.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says what's lacking right now in terms of creating a new road funding plan "is a genuine conversation between the House and the Senate."

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has crossed into unexplored territory with the length it’s taken her to call a special election in the politically competitive 35th Senate District.  

If House Republicans are being “held hostage” by the right wing of their caucus during budget making, then they can negotiate with House Democrats and get a budget done, said Rep. Joey Andrews (D-St. Joseph) Thursday during a press conference.

Banning transgender student athletes from playing on their preferred sports team based on gender passed the House Thursday.

The House voted on Thursday to hold Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in civil contempt for declining to fully comply with previous subpoenas asking for election training documents. HR 117 was adopted by a partyline vote, 58-47.

The House Republicans made a formal call to the Democratic-run Senate to amend the budget they passed last week since it no longer matches Friday's new Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) numbers.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 05/21/2025) The House rule requiring legislators to publicly put their name behind any budget earmarks...

ouse Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) suggested Tuesday further cuts to “corporate handouts,” arts and cultural grants, the COVID-19 task force and an estimated 2,900 vacant government worker positions to make up the $320.2 million difference between January and May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conferences (CREC).

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.