Bert Johnson

Voters in one Michigan Senate district will have to wait until November to get a new state senator.Michigan’s 2nd Senate District covers parts of Detroit…

A Michigan lawmaker charged with putting a no-show employee on his state payroll has turned down a plea deal and will go to trial.Sen. Bert Johnson, a…

A new report finds many of Michigan’s state lawmakers have been penalized for not properly filing their campaign finance reports.The Michigan Campaign…

You have to feel bad for Michigan Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, a good and decent man who has the thankless task of heading a party so small it is…

A raid on State Senator Bert Johnson’s home and Lansing office has culminated in a federal indictment.A grand jury returned charges of theft and…

A state senator is involved in a joint investigation with the FBI and Michigan State Police.Both departments executed search warrants on the Lansing…

In 2004, 58% of Michigan voters voted yes to a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.But that was nearly a decade ago. Since that vote, there's been an…

The Michigan Senate has passed a budget bill that would boost state funding to public schools by about 3%. Universities and colleges would also get a…

A lawmaker from the Upper Peninsula says every region in the state could benefit from a strong and vibrant Detroit.Republican state Senator Tom Casperson…

At the beginning of the year Governor Snyder appointed an emergency manager, Jack Martin, for Highland Park public schools. Shortly after that Martin was…