After passing gun safety legislation that was signed into law this spring, Democratic state lawmakers plan to further address violence by introducing bills that would keep guns out of the hands of abusers and allow people at risk of suicide to place themselves on a registry barring them from purchasing firearms.
Bills advancing in the legislature will align state law with a recent constitutional amendment to expand voting rights, and lawmakers say they’ll create a “historic new era of voter access” in Michigan.
Alex Garza was the youngest city councilperson elected in Taylor. Now, with a newly drawn district, he has a new chance to make a difference.
The expansion of coverage—made possible by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan—is expected to help 35,000 pregnant and postpartum people in Michigan each year, according to the governor’s office.
Until a key vote takes place at the GOP’s nominating convention in Lansing on Saturday morning, the rest of the top of ticket below Dixon is essentially still up for grabs while infighting among the losing candidates and other Republican powerplayers reaches a boiling point.
MICHIGAN—Abortion access has become a top election issue for many Michigan voters following the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Candidates for governor and attorney general on both sides of the aisle have voiced strong feelings on the issue while a key court battle continues. A ballot initiative headed to the polls…
A boil-water advisory could last up to two weeks for more than 130,000 people in southeastern Michigan as crews repair a water pipe break in St. Clair County.
Whoever sits behind the governor’s desk in Michigan over the next four years will play a critical role in protecting public education.
Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor, pleaded not guilty for his actions during the insurrectionist riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Republican primary race for governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying.
