A new year of lawmaking and politicking is underway in U.S. statehouses. Governors are acting quickly to outline their agendas. And in many cases, the influence of President Donald Trump already is ...

For-profit businesses could be elbowed out of the Michigan Legislature's annual earmarks bonanza in the multibillion-dollar ...

As they had threatened last week to do, Michigan Senate Democrats have filed a lawsuit seeking to force House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) to send nine already-passed bills to Gov. Gretchen ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...

A small business in Detroit is chugging along five years later after struggling through COVID restrictions during the pandemic in 2020. But after threats of tariffs from the Trump administration, ...

Lawmakers, child care providers and families — and some of their kids — spread out through the state Capitol Tuesday, hoping ...

Another Democrat will be running for Michigan governor and it may be Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. Trump says US will ...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced new comprehensive plans from his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget to combat per- and ...

With budget negotiations around the corner, advocates from across Illinois have written a letter asking Gov. JB Pritzker to ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced spending plans for the state’s budget that included $5 million for the Veteran’s Cem ...

Between tariffs hitting the agriculture and automotive industry in Michigan and attempts to trim the federal government, ...