Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, says property tax relief could dominate Lansing’s political agenda once lawmakers wrap up the state budget at the end of September. Speaking on...

A special shelter for drug addicted LGBTQ+ folks could soon become a reality in Lansing, where city officials are struggling to address rampant homelessness. Luna Brown, the force behind A Place for...

U.S. Border Patrol Agents last week arrested an illegal immigrant in Harrison Township as he attempted to enter Selfridge Air National Guard Base. “On Tuesday, Marysville agents, with law enforcement...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson spent $775,000 last month to avoid another lawsuit alleging racism in her department. The Department of State confirmed to The Detroit News on Friday it agreed to...

Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin thinks socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is the “new generation of leadership” voters want. Slotkin spoke with NBC News’ Meet the Press...

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is putting a price tag on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Healthy Climate Plan: $386 billion by 2050. The total amounts to an average annual cost increase of $2,746...

Former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate is throwing in the towel on his U.S. Senate bid just three months after announcing his candidacy. Tate told The Associated Press he decided to halt his campaign...

After nearly 200 years in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press is now printed in Ohio “to ensure the future of local journalism.” The Free Press as well as The Detroit News have been printed in Michigan...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Growing Michigan Together Council set a goal two years ago to make Michigan a top-10 state for population growth by 2050. After losing 40,000 residents between 2020 and 2022,...

House Appropriations Chair Rep. Ann Bollin, R-Brighton Township, says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent call to involve the Office of the Auditor General in reviewing budget earmarks is a step in the...

East Lansing could face federal litigation for protecting illegal immigrants after the Department of Homeland Security identified the city as a sanctuary on Tuesday. “Sanctuary policies impede law...

Car insurance rates in Michigan could increase by as much as 19% by the end of 2025, outpacing all states with the exception of Rhode Island. Insurance comparing website Insurify released an analysis...

For the third summer in a row, Michigan residents are being forced to breathe thick, hazy smoke from hundreds of miles away — not from local factories, vehicles, or coal plants — but from out-of-co...

Former longtime Michigan Department of Health and Human Services employee Ashanta Butler is suing after she was allegedly fired for exposing co-workers stealing federal food benefits. Butler filed a...

A Democratic socialist will appear on the November ballot for the Detroit City Council after garnering the most votes for District 7 in Tuesday’s primary. Denzel McCampbell, a former aide to U.S....

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has spent months lobbying President Donald Trump for federal support for Selfridge Air National Guard Base, ice storm recovery, a Mundy Township mega site, and other priorities....

Karla Wagner is on a mission to end Michigan property taxes, so she’s running for governor to draw attention to her cause. Wagner, the force behind an Ax MI Tax initiative to nix property taxes in...

Across Detroit, businesses are waiting on the Michigan Supreme Court to rule on whether Mayor Mike Duggan’s “rain tax” will end their respective enterprises. “The rain tax … was included in September...

A pro-life activist wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in after he was arrested and jailed for silently praying outside a Southfield abortion clinic in 2023. Matthew Connolly, 42, filed a petition...