MIRS Articles Of Note

Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) today announced she raised $825,000 in one quarter to replace Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint) in MI-08, a total apparently helped along by Kildee’s own contributions.

A 37-year-old Livonia man is accused of threatening an Oakland County election official.

Surrogate parentage contracts – agreements between prospective parents and individuals willing to carry their fetus – will no longer be considered "void and unenforceable" by Michigan statute under legislation signed by the Governor Monday morning.

Rep. Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) has introduced legislation giving Michigan residents priority access to state parks and forests, which he called a unique perk to incentivize living in Michigan.

A herd of dairy cattle in Montcalm County was found to have contracted the highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.