Rick Pluta

Some Republicans have called for federal oversight of Michigan’s elections because Benson is Michigan’s top election official. But it is not unusual for secretaries of state of both major parties to run for other jobs while still serving in the office.

Lower courts have held the House Republicans acted unconstitutionally by refusing to forward the bills to Governor Gretchen Whitmer

The state until recently kept a publicly available list of who voted in person on Election Day and who used an absentee ballot

Some Democrats are calling for Michigan to switch from party conventions to primary elections to choose candidates for statewide offices. Changing that would require voters to approve a constitutional amendment

The bills would fund some state departments, public universities and community colleges

Federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River.The Trump administration moved the management of the project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island-Illinois District to the Detroit office last week

Only seven new public acts have been signed in to law so far this year

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the state dedicated $50 million in its 2024 fiscal year as part of its end of a funding plan

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the Inkster City Council must read aloud the written public comments of a paralyzed man who is unable to attend its meetings in person

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday it is time again for drivers to be on the lookout for orange barrels and construction workers