Michigan Government

Using new state data, Bridge ranks each of Michigan’s 83 counties on how they are handling retiree debt, taxes and revenue.

Michigan’s open records laws remain more barrier than gateway. Government officials, though, say they’re besieged by requests.

Interactive map allows residents to file electronic Freedom of Information Act requests in southeast Michigan

Filing a FOIA is often an exercise in frustration in Michigan. Here’s some tips on making the process somewhat less painful.

Use this form to make your life slightly easier when filing a Freedom of Information Act request in Michigan.

Six months out from the primary, Michigan’s candidates for governor are on the town hall circuit. As for now, they’re still mostly talking in broad strokes.

How will a desire for tax cuts among GOP lawmakers affect Snyder’s plans for more money for roads and schools?

Over Gov. Rick Snyder’s two terms as Michigan governor, state spending has risen overall, but has gone down for prisons, and spending remains far below 2000 levels.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has backed efforts to lower the price tag on corrections costs and programs designed to keep offenders from returning to prison. In this series we examine seven years of Gov. Rick Snyder’s budgets as he prepares to present his final budget proposal.

Does the drop in Michigan crime suggest State Police now get too much funding? Or did a beefed up agency help bring crime numbers down? In this series we examine seven years of Gov. Rick Snyder’s budgets as he prepares to present his final budget proposal.