Michigan seniors and lower-income workers are poised to save under new tax laws taking effect this year. But a temporary tax rate cut for all earners has already expired. Bridge Michigan explains.
Kristina Karamo says she’s still the Michigan GOP chair, but opponents who held a Saturday vote to oust her are preparing to submit documentation in hopes the Republican National Committee will resolve the dispute.
Michigan voters wanted transparency when they created a new citizens panel to draw legislative maps. They got it. Now, some are skeptical if in-fighting will doom efforts to redraw 13 maps deemed unconstitutional.
Michigan Republican leaders say they’ve voted to remove Chair Kristina Karamo. She isn't leaving, calling the meeting illegal and vowing to ‘never resign.’ The courts, or national party, may need to resolve the issue.
A proponent says bypassing voters and letting precinct delegates select 'real actual Republicans who have a constitutional backbone' would improve the GOP's chances at the ballot box. Critics say plan is illegal and elitist.
Federal judges indicate they are skeptical of plans for special Senate elections this year but want to move aggressively to redraw 13 districts deemed unconstitutional.
In a hastily arranged meeting Thursday afternoon, Michigan’s independent redistricting commission voted 8-1 to appeal the federal ruling ordering that 13 Detroit-area districts be redrawn.
Days before a possible vote over her ouster, Karamo is facing a pair of new legal setbacks, including a contempt ruling from a southern Michigan judge.
Going the wrong way? In an effort to decrease wrong-way collisions, a new detection system will redirect drivers who accidentally use the wrong freeway ramp.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’ll lay out her ‘vision for how we continue getting things done.' It could be harder in 2024 now that Democrats temporarily lost their majority in the state House.
Two Democrats and one Republican were chosen to fill vacancies on Michigan’s independent redistricting commission, which could soon be tasked with redrawing metro Detroit state legislative maps.
A married couple who were once top aides to former House Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty to charges alleging embezzled from political action committees and nonprofits.
Special elections would be two years ahead of schedule and could jeopardize Democrats’ control of the chamber. The request comes after judges rule 13 districts were illegally drawn.
The embattled chair says she won’t resign, setting up a possible showdown over her administration. GOP claims ‘agents of the globalist elite’ are behind the effort.
Is this the year to fix Michigan’s broken mental health system? Will the state decide the presidency? Will anything happen in Lansing in spring? Here is what to expect in 2024.
Democrats ‘came out of the gate just at a full sprint,’ and didn’t let up in 2023, passing a slew of priorities, says Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids. Next year may be a different story.
How ya doin’, Michigan? As 2023 ends, we take a look at how the state fared this year, and whether our mood matches what the economic and demographic numbers say. Spoiler alert: It hasn’t been all bad.