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Rice: Schools Passing 'Overly Cautious' Budgets Due To Missed Deadline In Lansing

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/07/2025) A new  report   shows a record county-level voter turnout in the state’s first presidential...

Matt Maasdam, a former Navy SEAL with a Brighton post office box listed on his website, is entering the 2026 Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) in one of Michigan's most competitive Congressional races.

As the sun set on the July 1 statutory deadline, no budget bills passed the Legislature and a conference committee has not been set into motion, despite the House being gaveled in for eight hours and the Senate’s K-12 bill being listed on the agenda for through passage.

With one day to go until the statutory July 1 budget deadline expires, House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) told MIRS on Monday that Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)’s budget approach has been destined for failure from the start.

The Taking Back Our Power coalition on Monday announced it has formed a ballot question committee to fight corporate influence in Michigan’s politics.

Maryland parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ storybooks can opt out of those lesson plans for their children, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Four state legislators reported a personal financial disclosure statements this month that they are married to lobbyists, a dynamic that - in Michigan, anyway – counts on the legislators themselves to avoid any conflict of interest landmines.

A majority of Michigan Republicans, Democrats and independents are satisfied with the state's election laws, according to new polling that also found that 76 percent believe the November 2024 election was fair and secure.

Michigan State Police detectives on Thursday served a search warrant at the Michigan Lottery Office in Livonia.

July 1 Deal For School Budget Not Far-Fetched

What Guardrails Are Needed For AI As Its Creators Struggle To Control It?

The Senate Tuesday passed updates to Michigan's "Move Over" traffic laws for motorists who encounter pulled-over emergency vehicles with flashing or rotating lights, creating a new $750 civil fine for not slowing down.

Bots Jacking Up Ticket Prices? Swift House Action May Mean We Don't Need To 'Tolerate It' Anymore

MI Chamber Worried About Corporate Income Tax Increase To Fund Roads

Energy Advocates Respond To Rumor Of Possible MPSC Appointment

Around the world, engagement with news sources on television, print, and news websites has fallen, while social media, video platforms and news aggregators have increased, according to a new report from the Reuters Institute.

The executive director of the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) said he believes the Attorney General's investigation into his association's use of state appropriations is politically motivated and that he no longer feels safe in Michigan.

Bridget Brink, 55, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine with a 29-year history in foreign diplomacy, announced Wednesday she is running for Congress in the politically competitive 7th District, currently represented by freshman U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte).

The Attorney General’s office executed search warrants on Wednesday on the downtown Lansing headquarters of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in what is presumably related to state grants managed by the quasi-governmental entity.