Mike Shirkey

The Michigan Senate will begin hearings soon on a proposed overhaul of publicly-funded mental health services.There are lots of different ideas on how to…

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing remarks by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake). Shirkey said allowing abortion is comparable to “the…

Lawmakers still harbor hard feelings and mistrust over Governor Whitmer’s budget vetoes and her use of an administrative board to move money from one…

Democratic state lawmakers say all people need to be able to make independent decisions about their reproductive health. House Democrats announced their…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she will seek funding for a variety of budget priorities from the Republican-led Legislature after she slashed nearly…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and four legislative leaders have met after she vetoed nearly $1 billion from the newly signed budget, but their discussion was…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants Republican leaders to come to the bargaining table. Earlier this week Whitmer announced more than 100 line item vetoes…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer further shaped the new state budget Tuesday, taking a rare step to shift $625 million within departments while outlining some of her…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block…

Michigans's budget deadline is hours away and Governor Gretchen Whitmer still has not signed any of the 16 budgets on her desk.Democratic Governor Whitmer…