Duggan decided not to seek reelection so he could run for governor of Michigan in 2026 as an independent candidate.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan quickly deletes government chats, raising transparency questions
Requests for communications between state officials filed by Bridge Michigan have been repeatedly denied because the records, if they existed, have been deleted.
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Michigan to use $38M in opioid funds to expand housing for people in recovery
The $38 million for stable housing comes as the Trump administration shifts away from long-term solutions for the country’s homeless.
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Michigan’s new pot tax still a go after judge denies injunction to block it
Michigan’s new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is the centerpiece of a new road funding plan lawmakers crafted earlier this year. Industry representatives are suing to stop it.
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Michigan Hmong refugee released from ICE custody: ‘Just glad to be home’
Lue Yang, a St. Johns resident and Hmong refugee who had been in federal immigration detention since July, was released to his family Wednesday after intervention from state and federal lawmakers. His fight to stay in the US isn’t over.
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Michigan Supreme Court eyes limits on courthouse immigration arrests
Proposed rule would bar immigration arrests at state or local courts as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration.
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Stefanie Lambert, ex-clerk to stand trial in Michigan election tampering case
Pro-Trump attorney Stefanie Lambert and former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott are headed to trial after an investigation related to Michigan’s 2020 presidential election
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Lawsuit aims to reverse Michigan election decided by only 6 votes
In a Hamtramck mayoral election decided by just 6 votes, 37 ballots weren’t counted. Now, the losing candidate is suing to have them counted.
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With clock ticking on 2025, Michigan officials eye biz incentives deal
Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hope to reshape the state’s economic development strategy by year’s end. Time is short for a bipartisan deal.
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MSU researchers: Moss — yes, moss — can help solve murders
New study examines how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people and calculate how long ago someone died.