michigan senate

There is an empty state Senate seat in Michigan's thumb region. No one currently represents the district because Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet called a special election. Some Republicans are saying she's playing politics with the 35th state Senate District.

The Michigan Senate gave its leadership the power Wednesday to sue over nine bills that passed the state Legislature last session but never made it to the governor.

The Michigan Senate sent a flurry of bills to the governor as it met Thursday night and deep into Friday morning.

There are many races happening in Michigan. Here are the candidate and proposal races we're following.

On today’s episode, we talk with Dearborn’s Mayor about the recent news of Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy, and how the Dearborn community has responded to the news. Additionally, we talk with the host of It’s Been A Minute on how America will respond to a Black female president.

A new proposal for state Senate districts in metro Detroit is headed to a federal court for approval after the state redistricting commission voted for it Wednesday.

Michigan Senate passes bill banning the use of disclosing anyone's sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense in court.

A look at state legislative races, Great Lakes fisheries learning Icelandic techniques, the best advice on drawing, when U.S. women lost their citizenship, and remembering the push to divest Michigan from apartheid-era South Africa.

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.

A Michigan Education Association spokesman criticized the Republican plan, saying, "Recycling unsuccessful ideas doesn’t move our state and our students forward."