state legislature

The 103rd Michigan Legislature is underway with a handover of authority in the Michigan House to Republicans and a strong signal of how the new majority plans to manage its power.

Michigan’s new legislative session begins Wednesday with Republicans now in control of the state House. Democrats are still in charge of the Senate and governor's office.

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.

Michigan State Representative Abraham Aiyash discussed how the "uncommitted" vote may change as Kamala Harris' presidential campaign progresses.

As vote-by-mail ballots start appearing for Michiganders, there’s an ongoing legal dispute about whose interests should carry weight when it comes to drawing legislative districts. Six state Senate districts stand at the center of that debate.

Although there are no state senate elections this year, a new map of the Metro Detroit area has been submitted for review. Additionally, we hear about the competing reactions to the building of a new copper mine in the Western Upper Peninsula. Plus, a conversation with two professors about their recent book on Black women and how higher educational spaces have treated them.

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.

Why the Michigan Legislature is adjourning early this session, an oral history of 1960s girl groups, and how current U.S. immigration laws around work permits are impacting Michigan families and the economy.

The Michigan Legislature approved bills on Thursday that would ban institutional desecration in the state. The bills specifically ban individuals from "maliciously and intentionally" destroying or vandalizing places of worship, cemeteries, and schools.