Blog categorized as State Politics

Randy LeVasseur, a real estate broker and attorney has filed to primary Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) in the 66th House District, saying that individuals came to him after Schriver’s controversial social media posts

The State Board of Education approved a resolution during its meeting Tuesday calling for legislation to open charter schools to be treated more like public schools in the state of Michigan.

When asked if serving on the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) merits a more than $55,000 salary, which the panel approved for itself last month, Rhonda Lange, a Republican commissioner, said "absolutely not."

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.

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.