The former House speaker used a social welfare nonprofit and payments to his brothers to fund a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors allege. His attorney says the case is politically motivated.
The sister-in-law of the former House speaker is amid a divorce and has been abandoned after going public with assault claims, lawyer says: She’s ‘distressed beyond belief’ by Dana Nessel’s decision not to bring assault charges.
Unofficial results show Democrats in two Michigan House special elections won big Tuesday night, restoring control of the lower chamber and giving the party back its 'trifecta' in Lansing.
The Republican faces allegations he used nonprofits to ‘line his own pockets,’ authorities say. A sexual assault allegation from Chatfield’s sister-in-law that prompted the probe will not result in charges.
New personal financial disclosure filings confirm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is a millionaire but otherwise shed little new light on finances or potential conflicts of interest for Michigan officials.
Michigan residents who were impacted by severe weather last August have until June 17 to file their taxes. Otherwise, taxpayers who have not been granted an extension must file their taxes by April 15.
Anthony Demasi served time in prison before helping lead a politically connected project that received a no-bid state grant. That project is now under investigation, and Demasi has pleaded guilty to separate charges.
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a group of Republican lawmakers that sought to invalidate voter-approved ballot initiatives allowing for early voting, no-reason absentee ballots and more.
Michigan’s state government watchdog is facing a potential $8.3 million cut under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget. The auditor general wants to know why.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rise in Democratic politics in a new book releasing July 9. In the meantime, read these other five Michigan political memoirs and biographies.
The population could drop 7% as deaths exceed births, warns a report. Michigan’s best hope — luring people from other states —would stem some losses. But population woes will persist.
Attorney General Dana Nessel is no stranger to threats as a public official — which is why she says Michigan’s current statute on hate crimes is woefully inadequate.
Legislative staffers in the Michigan House of Representatives are attempting to unionize. They have some support from some majority Democrats, but politics could complicate the effort.
In a battleground state where a Grand Rapids woman was recently murdered, Donald Trump claims Joe Biden’s immigration policies have brought 'carnage and chaos.' He left out the part about studies saying that immigrants are actually less likely to commit crimes.
The former president is due back in Grand Rapids on Tuesday to talk border security after a once-deported immigrant is accused of murder. Here’s the truth about immigration, crime rates and economic impact.
New legislative maps ordered by a federal court panel reduce the number of districts that include both Detroit and its northern suburbs in an effort to restore electoral power of Black voters.