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State Rep. Phil Skaggs (D-East Grand Rapids) thinks that Michiganders deserve a new state flag. And later this month, he hopes to form a statewide team that can ditch the 158-year-old design once and for all.

Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) and other members of the new Democratic majority in Michigan plan to improve transparency and public accountability in state government, including tweaks to financial disclosure requirements and reforms to the state’s open records laws.

Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives could take a vote on a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package as early as this week, after new red flag laws and requirements for safe storage and background checks cleared the state Senate last week.

Tensions are running high after contract discussions between auto workers and the nation’s largest automakers got off to a rocky start. It could all end with higher wages for workers—or a huge strike that upends the nation’s automotive supply chain. 

Tragedy rocked Michigan State University Monday night. In the aftermath of the shooting that killed three, here’s what to know and how to help.

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would enable state and local political candidates to spend campaign donations on childcare and caregiving—and it could help thousands of ordinary people run for office.

Hazel Bentley, a 14-year-old Grand Rapids resident, shares what it’s like to live with diabetes and explains why lowering the cost of insulin is a big deal.

Several new business expansion projects fueled by state grants and tax incentives will create hundreds of jobs, and help strengthen Michigan’s role in the semiconductor and electric vehicle manufacturing industry, state officials announced this week.

In Part 4 of the Legislative Loophole series, we look at possible solutions to the problem.