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The Republican chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee wants Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to personally explain why a system to collect elected officials’ financial disclosure statements doesn’t work.

The bill would create a pilot program to test children in Kent, Ottawa and Kalamazoo counties.

The state attorney general's office says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by using the lobby of a state office building for a press conference to announce she is running for governor.

On May 19, 2020, parts of Gladwin and Midland counties were flooded after two dams failed after days of heavy rain. The state of Michigan is being sued for damages tied to the floods.

Attorney General Dana Nessel's office dropped trespassing charges against students charged with trespassing during a May 2024 raid on an encampment on U of M's campus.

As budget deadlines loom, the state House and Senate fiscal agencies both project a softening economy will leave the Legislature with less money to work with than initially projected in January. Plus, state Representative Joe Tate jumps into the U.S. Senate race, and Governor Whitmer dodges on former President Joe Biden’s health.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says alleged embezzlement by a former legislative staffer shows how the process of earmarking in the state budget has been abused.

The groups want the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reconsider its approach to approving a historic restart of the Palisades nuclear plant near South Haven.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file financial disclosure reports as the state tries to fix its filing website.

“The inconsistency in which these tariffs are threatened and applied has created a very difficult environment for business owners,” said Bill Hallan, CEO of the Michigan Retailers Association.