Shortly after Michigan voters supported an initiative to legalize medical marijuana, patient rights advocates couldn't get the time of day from lawmakers, who argued the regulation of medical marijuana was too hot to handle. …
Only Silicon Valley has more "angel investor" backed start-up companies than Michigan and legislation brought before a House committee Wednesday could get the Great Lakes State a little closer.
Roughly eight years since Michigan voters agreed to allow marijuana use for medical purposes, the Senate passed legislation Thursday creating a regulatory framework for the substance. HB 4209 and HB 4827 create five different licenses …
A four-bill package – SB 0995, SB 0996, SB 0997 and SB 0998 -- designed to authorize the testing of autonomous vehicle research in Michigan passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday and appears to have an …
The Republican caucus competition for leadership spots next session is off to the races. Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R-Walker) and Rep. Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) are long known to be vying for the top slot as Speaker, but …
The sponsor of a House bill setting up specific statewide standards for companies like Uber and Lyft says he'd like the package to move as soon as next month.
Twenty or so days, that's all that is left for Michigan's 98th Legislature.
Even though the next gubernatorial race is two years away, the inside players around town know that the race is already tacitly underway.
Avid election spectators found relatively few surprises in the results of Tuesday's primary House elections, but the results left behind early indicators of what to expect in November.
Incumbent Rep. Brian Banks (D-Harper Woods) hung onto his seat in what became a high-profile 1st district Democratic primary against challenger Pamela Sossi and five other opponents.
In his first visit to Michigan as the GOP vice presidential nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike PENCE promised his neighbors to the north that a Trump Pence team would revitalize the economy the Indiana way, by cutting regulation …
Three Republicans and one Democrat have raised over $143,000 in the open seat contest to replace outgoing Rep. Earl POLESKI (R-Jackson).
Inside Lansing's political inner circle, it's never too early to talk about the next big election, right?
In three of the last four primary elections, a sitting office holder lost his seat to a challenger, raising the obvious question of whether any of the current 25 incumbents facing a primary challenge is …
A federal judge today brought back the straight-ticket voting bubble for Michigan voters this November after ruling that the new law eliminating the option disproportionately harms African-American voters.
With anti-establishment sentiment running high in the 2016 presidential election and the haphazard support base buoying Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, it is uncertain whether this year will be boon or bust for Tea Party …
The executive office confirmed Snyder signed the controversial legislation to allow DPS Transition Manager Steven RHODES to "get on with the business" of turning DPS around.
This year's unexpected rise of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald TRUMP and the inaugural year of split-ticket voting for Michigan voters has thrown crystal ball-gazers of the 2016 Michigan House races a couple of curveballs.
