Rick Pluta

Michigan Senate Democrats are calling for debate on abortion rights.

The sponsor of the bill says it would specifically target abortion providers and not women seeking to terminate a pregnancy. The bill would also outlaw contraceptives commonly known as “Plan B” or the “morning-after pill.”

A US Supreme Court decision could affect the debate in Michigan over public funding for private and religious schools.

Bills to preempt many future state and local COVID-19 emergency orders are expected to be voted out of a Republican-controlled state House committee Tuesday.

A Republican gubernatorial candidate charged with taking part in the January 6th insurrection will remain free to campaign while awaiting his next federal court date.

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar.

A Republican-led state House committee held its first hearing Wednesday on bills to rein in executive branch crisis management powers, including the ability to issue sweeping emergency orders like the ones used by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to address the COVID-19 crisis.

Michigan’s Republican-led state Senate stalled action Tuesday on a resolution to recognize June of this year as “LGBTQ Pride Month” in the state.

A federal judge has denied gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson’s request to put his name on the Republican primary ballot.

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a bill Friday that was sent to her by the GOP-controlled Legislature to reduce the state’s income tax rate.