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Civility is the secret sauce to an effective Legislature because being curious about your colleagues rather than judgmental can lead to consensus building, said New Hampshire House Clerk Paul Smith.

House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) made it clear on Monday he's not interested in having Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) return as the minority vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

A total of 96 local money-related ballot proposals will be in front of voters on Tuesday, with the biggest asks coming out of three Metro Detroit communities.

Michigan State Police (MSP) would have the authority to issue an AMBER Alert if they believe a child is in danger even in the situation of a custodial kidnapping under Rep. Jerry Neyer (R-Shepherd) and Angela Rigas (R-Caledonia)’ HB 4517 and HB 4518.

The Governor on Thursday signed an executive directive ordering state agencies to calculate and report the impact of President Donald TRUMP's tariffs on Michigan's manufacturing, agricultural and automotive industries.

A mother who allowed the sexual abuse of her child in exchange for drugs will not have her parental rights reinstated, the Michigan Supreme Court held Thursday.

One of the men convicted in the plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked the land’s highest court to hear his appeal, arguing that Whitmer was “in on the hoax” and he did not “actually commit acts of violence.”

Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser and former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Melvin “Butch” Hollowell did it. Five former Democratic lawmakers and two Republican lawmakers did it, too.

The resumes for federal employees laid off from their jobs and military veterans would get pushed to the top of the pile for state and local government jobs under legislation House Democrats introduced Tuesday with support from organized labor.

House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) recommended to Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) that Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) be reinstated as Minority Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday that, in theory, she believes "it's a good idea" to prevent the state's two major utility companies from making political contributions, along with anyone who has a state contract valued at more than $250,000.

Gen X has more Republican or Republican-leaning voters than any other generation, according to Pew Research Center's demographic breakdown of voters. It found that 51 percent of Gen Xers are Republicans, 42 percent are Democrats and 7 percent are independent.

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

Among legislators' four caucus political action committees (PACs), the Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC) has the most cash on hand for mid-2025 with $4.98 million.

The U.S. Department of Justice this week asked Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to send it numbers on how many non-citizens and felons are voting in Michigan and what the state is doing to scrub out duplicate voter registrations in compliance with federal law.

President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open U.S. Senate next year, a day after U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) opted against his own run.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard said last week at a campaign event that he is not on leave from his job as partner at the law firm of Plunkett Cooney, where he is the firm's government relations, public policy and regulatory group leader.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and House Republican leadership were ordered to work out their disagreement over the release of election training materials through a mediation-like process.

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.