A bill that would bar the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses from being used in court was passed Thursday by the state Senate.
Legislation introduced this month spells out clear requirements for Michigan landlords to provide safe housing and make timely repairs for renters.
Renewable energy policies and funding can help Michigan preserve wetlands and reduce flooding, according to speakers at Audubon’s Great Lakes Advocacy Day.
State leaders gathered in downtown Lansing this week to offer a firm warning to Michiganders ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
The nation’s fastest-growing union of construction workers is standing behind new state laws designed to help drive more clean energy investments—and jobs—into Michigan.
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.
Legislation signed into law this week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will require insurance companies to cover treatments for mental and health and substance use disorders at the same level as physical health services.
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.
Reports show that Michigan House Minority Leader Matt Hall placed roughly $73,000 in online sports bets in the span of just 33 days—more than his annual salary in Lansing.
