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Michigan House Republicans walked out Friday, saying they won’t come back until the chamber holds votes on bills dealing with road funding, sick leave policy, and the minimum wage for tipped workers.

After a decade in Congress, Representative Dan Kildee announced that he will not be seeking reelection. He came on Stateside to discuss his retirement and his district.

Emily Busch is the Democratic candidate running for state representative in Michigan's 66th District. She's also mom to a survivor of the Oxford High School shooting. On today's podcast, we hear about how the tragedy drove her to run for office.

Michigan legislators have introduced a bill to increase fines on campaign finance violations. House Bill 4703 would set a minimum fine of 25% of the money…

We used to be a pretty big deal in Congress but, now, Michigan’s House delegation is in a re-building season.A new session of Congress has been sworn in…

In a turn of events that surprised many, Rep. Todd Courser resigned his position on Friday, while Rep. Cindy Gamrat became the fourth state legislator in…

State lawmakers are waist-deep in the big budget process. The mission is to iron out the differences in what the governor wants and what the House and…

State lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to expand Medicaid in Michigan after months of debate. A state House panel approved the measure yesterday,…

The president said he hoped to be able to announce a deal on Friday but "there's no certainty yet." He said he told House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he wants an answer in the morning.

Democratic Representative John Conyers has told The Detroit News that he plans to seek another congressional term in 2012.Conyers, who represents the…