michigan politics

As violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, some of Michigan's lawmakers took to social media. Republican Congressman Justin Amash…

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference begins today; I’ll be there, though so far, it doesn’t look like the most momentous…

Congressman Dan Kildee, who many expected to run for governor, said he won't enter the race. He’s going to run for another term in Congress instead.That…

A Facebook post from Representative Andy Schor?, D-Lansing, caught some attention this week. He accused the Republican Speaker Pro-Tempore Lee Chatfield…

It's been a bumpy first few months in office for new Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds Karen Spranger and her staff.Last night, the county ethics…

Hundreds of Detroit parents angered by school closure threats are having their kids opt out of the state's M-STEP test. They say the standardized tests…

Mark Twain once said that “no man’s life, liberty and property are safe while the legislature is in session.” He’s been dead for more than a century, but…

Well, as you may have heard, the final days of the lame duck session are winding down, and not nearly as many bills have been rammed through as I first…

When the president-elect nominated Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education last week, the most obvious metaphor seemed to be the fox put in charge of the…

Donald Trump has selected five people for his cabinet. His most recent choice is Republican Rep. Tom Price, R-GA, as Secretary of Health and Human…