Michigan Legislature

Debate about Michigan's financial disclosure laws for elected officials, community reaction to Guidepost's report on the Oxford High School shooting, and vegan Detroit-style pizza made in the motor city.

The Michigan Legislature ends its summer recess Wednesday and returns to Lansing to begin its fall session.

In a number of Michigan cities including Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids, more than one in four renters are spending at least half their income on rent.

An effort to recall one Democratic state representative is moving forward after the Michigan Board of State Canvassers gave its approval Monday.The petition targets Representative Sharon MacDonell (D-Troy) for voting in favor of a bill to keep firearms from those deemed a threat to themselves or others.

A legislative committee is working to update state tax policies, but some Republicans are concerned the changes are too expansive.

New state legislation from a busy session, preservation and propagation of ancient trees, and a new one-woman show about menopause.

Under HB 4672, teachers would be required to teach how the Pilgrims “cultivated democratic forms of government and Christian ethics.”

The Legislature’s appropriations subcommittees will have to make progress on budget bills to get them to Whitmer in time to get them signed before the new fiscal year begins October 1.

Last week, state House members grilled DTE and Consumers Energy officials about the outages. This week, it's the Senate's turn

Democrats in the State Senate introduced a package of gun legislation after last week’s fatal mass shooting at Michigan State University.