Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

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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.

Benson's says the materials need to be reviewed and redacted for security purposes before they can be released

Michigan's attorney general is looking to reverse a federal order keeping an Ottawa County coal plant open, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has had an impeachment resolution raised against her, and more.

The articles accuse Benson of exceeding her authority, failing to secure elections, and not being transparent