House races across the state are starting to take shape with the window for candidate filing closed as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
The leaders of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses are among the many incumbents facing primaries in August, though the level of seriousness will vary widely.
To overcome the onslaught of misinformation around the hate crime legislation the House passed last year, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) has introduced a new set of bills aimed at protecting people from violence based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability.
Print newsletters disparaging colleagues – while using taxpayer resources and House printing materials – are not protected by the First Amendment, attorneys for the chamber argued in response to a lawsuit filed by a Republican legislator.
House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) is focused on getting a budget passed. Full stop.
House Republicans on Wednesday re-upped proposals they said will better spur economic development in the state, like increasing oversight of key state programs and bringing back right to work.
Following a closely watched special election, the two empty House seats have been filled, restoring Democrats to their 56-54, two-person majority.
Criminal financial charges filed Tuesday against former Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, have again led to the state's top law enforcement agent to plead for legislative ethics and transparency reforms regarding political dark money accounts, nonprofits and other accounts commonly called slush funds.
Lawmakers and statewide officers were required to file financial disclosures on Monday for the first time in state history, though the specifics of the filings were limited as officials for the most part don't need to report specific amounts of income.
GRAND RAPIDS – Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that the hotel-motel tax bill signed earlier this month would strengthen Kent County's economy and increase its placemaking abilities with a potential new amphitheater and soccer stadium – a facility she hoped would be grand enough to even attract her favorite fictional TV football-turned-fútbol coach.