Michigan State Legislature

Bipartisan majorities in the Michigan legislature passed a bill giving local governments more control over speed limits and allowing lower speed limits if speeding poses a public safety hazard.

Bills introduced in the state Legislature Thursday would secure gender identity changes on government documents and remove obstacles for residents who want to change their legal name.

Michigan’s Democratic and Republican lawmakers swung for the fences at Jackson Field during the first ever Legislative Softball Night, raising funds for a Lansing-based charity.

Dem defection could jeopardize abortion law repeal

Michigan legislation to repeal several abortion-related regulations got its first committee hearing Thursday.

Every day, Michigan abortion patients are turned away at their appointments because there's a problem with their state-mandated paperwork.

Michigan bills to recognize religious holidays besides Christmas passed the state House of Representatives yesterday.

New Michigan Senate legislation is aimed at capping prices for the most expensive prescription drugs.

A pair of House and Senate committees held their first joint hearing Tuesday at the state Capitol on a sweeping package of bills to overhaul Michigan’s juvenile justice system.

People convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence would be banned from possessing guns for at least eight years under bills introduced Thursday in the Michigan Senate.