Renewable energy policies and funding can help Michigan preserve wetlands and reduce flooding, according to speakers at Audubon’s Great Lakes Advocacy Day.
As Democrats won a majority in the House and Senate and retained control of the governor’s office in 2022, the party’s trifecta carried forward decades of unfulfilled legislative goals.
In her keynote address at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Whitmer focused on three components she identified as the drivers of innovation: culture, capital and creativity.
Electric vehicles are becoming an integral part of Michigan’s manufacturing sector, but there are technology barriers and skill shortages that make it difficult to fully embrace the transition away from cars that run on gas.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that her administration will increase its focus on affordable housing and energy efficiencies.
During a wide-ranging, one-hour conversation on Tuesday, Michigan residents discussed ideas on how to solve the state’s housing crisis.
Republicans moved their long-awaited new farm bill through the US House Agriculture Committee this week, despite opposition from most Democrats that could stall further advancement of the bill.
Six individuals facing felony charges for submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 were back in court Tuesday for a hearing to determine if a crime has occurred.
Arguments were heard Tuesday in Michigan’s Court of Claims over a lawsuit challenging three long-established state abortion regulations, including a 24-hour waiting period.
As the Legislature hammers out the details of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget this summer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is urging lawmakers to include tax credits for caregivers.
