Lauren Gibbons

Michigan drivers will soon be subject to automatic traffic enforcement near construction zones and at school bus stops. Here’s what to know about the new law, designed to deter rulebreakers.

While House lawmakers calling it quits for the year, the Senate worked through the night in a record 29-hour meeting. Here’s what’s headed to the governor.

Government transparency, gun reforms, polluter pay proposals among more than 250 bills that died as the Michigan House abruptly adjourned for the year, ending Democratic control of the lower chamber.

The $50 million grant to the proposed UP mine drew angry shouts from opponents. Lawmakers also authorized money for an Ypsilanti supercomputing center, a Redford Township diesel engine maker, and Dow Chemical.

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Julia Dale told staffers she’s leaving to accept a job with a nonprofit. Appointed in 2021, Dale is the agency’s third director since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

House Democrats are pitching new plans to fix Michigan roads – but they only have two weeks left in power.

Plan would extend jobless benefits from 20 to 26 weeks and boost maximum weekly payments from $362 to $614 over three years. Republicans and business groups aren’t happy.

Attorney General Dana Nessel and legislative Democrats want to cap prices on necessary goods and services during state of emergency declarations. Republicans and business groups have concerns.

Democratic lawmakers are reviving efforts to remove long-dormant criminal penalties for consensual sex acts. Can they get it done in lame-duck?

House Democrats are poised to lose their majority — and one is threatening to stop showing up voluntarily if leadership doesn’t act on progressive bills.

Big changes to how courts handle bail and a possible “second look” at prisoner sentences are among the major criminal justice reforms pending in the Michigan Legislature.

Democrats kick off lame-duck session with votes to ban open-carry guns at polling places, expand hate crime laws and ease access to birth control.

Republicans retook control of the state House on Tuesday, giving Democrats just weeks to pass their wish lists and pet projects. Expect a frantic finish.

Democrat Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's high-stakes race for US Senate, according to final vote tallies released Wednesday afternoon more than 15 hours after polls had closed.

House Republicans took back control of the chamber in Tuesday’s election, flipping key districts in southeast Michigan and the Upper Peninsula while hanging onto competitive seats in Oakland County.

Early voting, expanded absentee ballot options and other changes are in full effect for Michigan’s 2024 elections.

The journey of a Michigan voter’s ballot doesn’t end when it’s cast. Here’s a crash course on how election officials handle ballots before, during and after Election Day to maintain election security and keep things organized.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn’t on the ballot, but the election could define her final two years in office.

Democrats currently hold a two-seat majority in the Michigan House, which Republicans aim to flip. Control will ultimately be decided by a handful of competitive districts.

Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama stressed abortion rights in Kalamazoo. Donald Trump railed on Democrats in Novi. Here are the facts.