Winnie Brinks

The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?

Michigan Senate Democrats are taking the Republican Michigan House leader to court to unblock stalled bills and get them to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk.

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.

A weekly rundown conversation with Michigan Democratic Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks; new January 6th revelations.

A new bill in the state Senate would set a limit of 5 parts per trillion for two common PFAS chemicals in drinking water.PFOA and PFOS are part of a…

State House Democrats have sent a letter asking the state auditor to investigate the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s handling of the…

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters wants a much lower enforceable drinking water standard for PFAS compounds.PFAS compounds are being found at…

A West Michigan lawmaker wants the CEO of a major shoe manufacturer to testify in front of state House oversight committee.Wolverine Worldwide, which is…

It's Sunshine Week, an annual push for open government and the public’s right to know stuff.Democrats in the state House tied the introduction of a…

The Grand Rapids lawmaker who caused a scandal by switching political parties earlier this year will not return to Lansing. State Representative Roy…