Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Benson said part of the goal is making people feel more welcome at the Secretary of State branches.

The program is already at jails in Kent, Ingham, Genessee, and Washtenaw counties.It started in 2020, when Benson’s office partnered with the state corrections department to offer to help people in prison get IDs upon coming home

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the GOP’s position would deprive thousands of overseas voters, including family members of military personnel, of their rights

BAMF Health offers expertise, GFS partners with DoorDash, excavation company clears lots for homes, a deadly opioid has reemerged, MI SOS asks judge to refuse subpoena, signature campaign could undo new minimum wage, and rent bills in the MI Senate. Grove Restaurant receives award.

Benson’s filing this week with the Michigan Court of Claims says the Legislature’s oversight power “is not unlimited, checks and balances apply”

A mother and three children who took refuge in a Grand Rapids church after the father was detained by ICE have been reunited in El Salvador, MDOT is preparing the City of Grand Rapids ahead of a major road project next year, and more.

Benson acknowledged the problems with the disclosure portal while defending her department’s work

The search for an Ottawa County Administrator will continue through the summer, a group of local restaurants is holding events to support Kent county farmland preservation, Canadian's are reconsidering traveling to the U.S., and more.

Benson has made technical competence and government transparency central to her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor

The City of Grand Rapids is planning a celebration for its 175th birthday this year, Michigan House Republicans and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson are headed to court in a fight over access to election-related materials, and more.