Senator Winnie Brinks

Michigan kids are going back to school soon and districts still don’t know how much state funding they'll get for the new year

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said Thursday that Hall is single-handedly driving the state toward a budget crisis

Brinks hopes talks with House Speaker Hall Wednesday will center around the state’s next budget

Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel in February ruled with Democrats that the bills should go to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but declined to issue an order to enforce the decision

Brinks said House Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Donald Trump’s hardcore tactics

State and local representatives gathered in Grand Rapids to announce a $25 million federal grant secured for the replacement of the East Beltline bridge that crosses over I-96

Despite passing the Legislature, they hadn’t been forwarded to the governor by the time party control in the House switched from Democratic to Republican at the start of the year

House Majority Whip Mike Harris said an early priority for Republicans is minimum wage and earned sick time initiatives

Sustainable business professionals and community leaders met in Grand Rapids Monday to discuss issues impacting Michigan’s economy

Some opponents of the new laws have criticized them as being too reactive and difficult to enforce