Democratic Party

It's a big weekend for Michigan's Democrats and Republicans: Both parties hold their state conventions – the Democrats in Lansing, the Republicans in…

Both major political parties have their state conventions this week. Republicans are meeting in Novi; Democrats in Lansing.There’s always an element of…

New data show Michigan congressional candidates are digging deep into their own pockets to pay for their campaigns.A trio of businessmen running for…

I noticed something familiar yesterday after I talked about a new investigative series in the Detroit Free Press on charter schools. What I said drew a…

Should the Democratic Party in Michigan be looking for a new ally– one that is traditionally seen as having closer ties with the GOP?MLive columnist Rick…

Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow is criticizing her Republican Senate colleagues for blocking a vote on increasing the federal minimum wage.The bill…

A new report suggests unmarried women may be a critical swing vote in Michigan’s elections this fall.The Voter Participation Center works to get more…

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote today on the long-delayed federal farm bill.U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan was a key player…

The last three years haven’t been great ones to be in the legislature – if you are a Democrat. Republicans are in control, and they’ve rammed through…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan legislative budget experts say state government is taking in hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected eight…