Michigan Legislature

Civil liberties groups are concerned that the incoming Republican majority in Washington may act to water down federal voting rights law.

Since 2008, Michigan law has required people to provide documentation showing “legal presence” in the United States to obtain a driver’s license.

Local government officials are calling for a change in how the state shares sales tax money. Municipal governments are never sure how much statutory sales tax they’ll get, if they get anything at all. Representatives of cities, townships, and counties called for a change and held up 500 letters from their colleagues, urging the passage of legislation that would help make municipal funding be more stable.

We check in on how the 2024 deer hunting season is going, and what it means to those who still find time in the woods to do it. Also, carving out a place for Detroit as design students to launch into fashion.We’ll remember Michigan’s first Native American state legislator. And sorting through the avalanche of unknown heritage apple varieties in Northwest Michigan.

Dozens with the group The Rent Is Too Damn High descended on the state capitol to call on Michigan lawmakers to pass a package of bills protecting renters.

A handful of state House races will decide whether Democrats continue to control Lansing for another two years, or if Republicans will take the helm for the coming term.

Today, we talk to the plaintiff in the Michigan Supreme Court case that's causing changes in minimum wage and sick leave provisions. Plus: the University of Michigan gymnastics coach, advice on navigating tough conversations and relationships, and Miss USA discusses her journey from Michigan to the crown.

A Republican-backed survey being sent to Michigan state House candidates is encouraging broad changes to the chamber’s rules.

A guide on how Michigan's legislature works, indigenous sugar bash practices, the over-assessment of Detroit's poorest properties, and the "art" of Zingerman's.

Legislation has been introduced to add the governor's office and the Legislature to government bodies subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.