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The Michigan Press Association (MPA) announced last week it would not present its annual Peter Pettalia Memorial Sunshine Award to a public official leading the charge on open government after another 12 months of no meaningful advancements on transparency reforms.

While the news of the war in Iran may seem like something distant and unconnected to Michigan, businesses have been directly attacked by Iran state agents and actions from the war may have caused one attack on Michigan soil.

Michiganders may soon be able to get sloshed off a single can.

Thursday's shooting at a West Bloomfield Township synagogue, which became national news, slammed the brakes on the kickoff party for a Republican state senate candidate, whose wife taught school at the Temple Israel.

Under the banner of lowering residential energy costs, House Republican leadership on Wednesday announced its commitment to repealing the 2023 law that requires electricity providers to run 100% on “clean energy” by 2040.

What brought Rep. Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) to testify to the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning was her TikTok feed.

Individuals staying at campgrounds don't have to leave after 180 days, as is the current requirement, if there's a local housing shortage, a workforce shortage, or a recent state of emergency, under legislation that passed the House Tuesday, 89-18.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office announced that President Donald Trump agreed during a face-to-face meeting that he would give Northern Michigan additional federal funding to assist in the recovery efforts from last year's ice storm.

You'd need to take your shoes off to include your toes and hands to count the number of times House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) has talked about "waste, fraud, and abuse" or "ghost employees" when critiquing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal.

The former Yale Chamber of Commerce treasurer, the wife of Sen. Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway), has been charged with embezzling funds from the organization.

Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) has emerged as one of the most outspoken voices in Michigan’s Legislature criticizing the United States’ involvement in the escalating conflict with Iran, raising concerns in recent days through a press conference, social media posts and television appearance.

After the Detroit News reported that Senate Majority Floor Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) might not run for reelection, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) gave the story additional legs by postulating that the Democratic senator could be fixing to join the lucrative ranks of multi-client lobbyists in this town.

Michigan’s attempt to enforce its gambling laws has triggered a growing legal fight involving the state, several financial trading companies and the federal government’s authority over “prediction markets.”

“Have you ever had the meat sweats?” Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) asked lawmakers in her speech during session on Thursday that urged members to support her package increasing education about menopause for physicians and the public.

Organizers of a ballot initiative requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship before they're able to vote after Nov. 2, 2027, announced on Wednesday that they turned in 750,000 petition signatures to the Bureau of Elections.

A House subcommittee gave former Republican Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno an opportunity Wednesday morning to argue that Attorney General Dana Nessel is using her office to seek political retribution against him for openly pursuing four felony charges against him for challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in Antrim County.

The House on Tuesday passed legislation to set aside $152 million for new runways at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to accommodate the 21 new F-15EX Eagle II coming to the Macomb County base to replace the retiring A-10 Warthogs, although a source connected with the Governor's office told MIRS Tuesday House members “jumped the gun.”

The popular “I Voted” sticker contest will return for the November election. The Department of State opened entries from Michiganders and students enrolled in Michigan schools.

Roughly 50 people gathered outside the Capitol Monday evening protesting the U.S. military action in Iran. The protest follows the United States' Saturday airstrikes in Iran that have drawn sharp criticism from those who argue President Donald Trump's administration shouldn't have started what could become a prolonged conflict without congressional approval.

Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) announced in a press release that she will not seek reelection and will not run for public office "ever again," describing the decision as a "spiritual" one rooted in her Christian faith.