Colin Jackson

A set of bills that would require Michigan to more frequently update signatures in its database of qualified voters received a hearing before the state House Elections and Ethics Committee Tuesday.

A court-ordered monitoring team has found Michigan’s child welfare system met fewer than half of the standards the team reviewed under the terms of a 2008 settlement in federal court.

The hearing comes after a report from the Office of the Auditor General found nearly 30% more deaths than the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported across a timespan from January 2020 through July 2, 2021.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday approved the summary language that could appear atop a trio of petitions.

A trio of ballot campaigns face a procedural hurdle Wednesday.

Michigan Democratic legislators said Monday that they plan to introduce a bill package designed to encourage safe firearm storage.

State officials familiar with an upcoming audit said it claims Michigan likely undercounted COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities by almost 30%.

Michigan’s redistricting commission met again behind closed doors Thursday -- despite a state Supreme Court ruling that a previous closed session was inappropriate and should have been open to the public.

A proposed law to extend the statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct is likely to receive a second hearing in Lansing soon.

Vaccines and mask mandates dominated the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Michigan Board of Education meeting.