Michigan Legislature

A conversation with the State’s Budget Director Chris Harkins and Republican Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt

An inside look at the week in Michigan Politics with our It's Just Politics Friday roundtable.

On today's show, we discussed nurse understaffing and increased violence in schools. Plus, we heard about an affordable housing project and new changes to primary elections.

Two reporters joined to break down Governor Gretchen Whitmer's annual State of the State Address.

The Michigan Senate passed spending bills totaling about $220 million Wednesday to close the books on the last fiscal year.

A conversation with our political roundtable of Capitol reporters about the first week in Lansing under Democratic control.

The session opened with talk of cooperation and goodwill. But the gavel hadn’t even come down on the first House session day before there was a standoff.

Michigan lawmakers return to Lansing Wednesday under complete Democratic control for the first time in nearly 40 years. That transition means a lot of changes in legislative staffing.

This new year means a new Legislature in Michigan and there are a lot of new faces. We take a look at who’s coming into Lansing for the new legislative term.

“If we reach across the aisle and we bring people together in every region, and focus on solving problems, we can make Michigan a place where all people can envision a great future,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.