Lauren Gibbons

Plan would extend jobless benefits from 20 to 26 weeks and boost maximum weekly payments from $362 to $614 over three years. Republicans and business groups aren’t happy.

Attorney General Dana Nessel and legislative Democrats want to cap prices on necessary goods and services during state of emergency declarations. Republicans and business groups have concerns.

House Democrats are poised to lose their majority — and one is threatening to stop showing up voluntarily if leadership doesn’t act on progressive bills.

Big changes to how courts handle bail and a possible “second look” at prisoner sentences are among the major criminal justice reforms pending in the Michigan Legislature.

Democrats kick off lame-duck session with votes to ban open-carry guns at polling places, expand hate crime laws and ease access to birth control.

Early voting, expanded absentee ballot options and other changes are in full effect for Michigan’s 2024 elections.

House Republicans took back control of the chamber in Tuesday’s election, flipping key districts in southeast Michigan and the Upper Peninsula while hanging onto competitive seats in Oakland County.

Democrats currently hold a two-seat majority in the Michigan House, which Republicans aim to flip. Control will ultimately be decided by a handful of competitive districts.

Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama stressed abortion rights in Kalamazoo. Donald Trump railed on Democrats in Novi. Here are the facts. 

Michigan Supreme Court elections are technically nonpartisan, but two general election races featuring two Democratic and two Republican nominees could alter the future of the state’s highest court.