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.
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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 poised to restrict guns at election sites under Democratic bills
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.
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Has Michigan governor race begun? Duggan spurs speculation. Here's who might run
One week after the 2024 election, jockeying for Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial election has already begun.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan won't seek reelection in Michigan's biggest city
The mayor’s decision to leave office after his term expires in 2025 clears the field for an open race to succeed him.
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‘Dark money’ helped Democrats dominate Michigan Supreme Court races
The biggest spender in this year’s Michigan Supreme Court election? An out-of-state group that doesn’t disclose donors.
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What Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportations’ may mean for Michigan immigrants
Undocumented immigrants account for about 1.3% of Michigan’s population, according to a 2022 estimate.
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Michigan worked to speed up election results. Here’s why it still took a while
New laws allowed clerks to start processing ballots sooner, but some things just take time.
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Michigan incoming House Speaker Matt Hall: GOP will ‘get stuff done’
The Kalamazoo County Republican predicts a more prolific year in 2025, even with divided control of government.
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Blue wall crumbled, Michigan is a swing state again. Maps show how it evolved
Once a Democratic bulwark, Michigan went big once again for Republican Donald Trump. Check out maps from 2000 to now to see how the state has swung back and forth in presidential elections.
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How despair over Gaza war helped Donald Trump win Dearborn. It’s complicated
What started as a protest movement leads Michigan’s largest Arab-American enclave to give its vote to a Republican who once said Israel should ‘finish the job’ in Gaza.