MIRS Articles Of Note

A follow-up audit of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) found it had not created a way of evaluating the effectiveness of virtual learning, and its impacts on learning. But the department argues it doesn't have the authority to conduct such a review.

When a child in foster care receives federal benefits, the money currently goes into the State of Michigan's pocket.

Unofficial election night results published on the Secretary of State's website mistakenly under-counted the votes for Michigan State University Trustee candidate Democrat Rebecca Bahar-Cook by close to 18,000 votes in Allegan County and 8,517 votes in Ottawa and Kent.

Rep. Matt Hall (R-Richland Township), this term’s minority leader, will take the Speaker’s gavel come January, bringing an end to the first speakership Democrats had since Republicans took control in 2010.

A higher percentage of voters cast ballots in the 2024 election than any other Michigan election since the Bureau of Elections started keeping such information in 1948