Joint Oversight Committee Hears Testimony Over Auditor General Report, UIA Overpayments
The Unemployment Insurance Agency fielded lawmakers’ questions Tuesday regarding about $3.9 billion it wrongfully paid out during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Democratic Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Abortion-Rights Legislation
A group of Democratic state senators has introduced a bill package to ensure abortion rights should the U.S. Supreme Court...
Oxford High School Shooting Renews Debate in Lansing Over Gun Control
At the state Capitol Wednesday, the House and the Senate began their sessions with a moment of silence for the...
Stephen Henderson on Oxford School Shooting: We’re Still Not Having the Right Conversations
The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: We are still learning lots of details about...
Sen. Gary Peters Discusses Build Back Better, Semiconductors and the New Omicron Variant
After passing the House, it’s now up to Senate Democrats to determine the fate of President Joe Biden’s signature social...
Supreme Court Set to Take Up All-Or-Nothing Abortion Fight
Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either...
Rinke Shakes Up GOP Primary Race for Michigan Governor, But Still No Major Candidates Accept 2020 Election
Businessman Kevin Rinke's entrance into the GOP primary for Michigan governor represents a major shake-up in the race. There are...
Shirkey Criticizes Whitmer’s COVID-19 Response Amid Surge of New Cases, Hospitalizations
The state’s top elected Republican is criticizing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her response to this latest wave of COVID-19. Senate...
‘Long Way To Go’ After Conviction of Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers, Say Legal Experts
Last week, a jury handed down 23 guilty verdicts against the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County,...
There Are Many Ways to Redistrict Michigan: ‘This is Not Like a Recipe For Soup’
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) must follow specific guidelines and directives in completing its task. One of the...
Michigan to Receive Billions from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Billions of dollars are headed to Michigan following the passage and signing of President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act....
Author Eric Dean Wilson Talks Climate Change and “The Terrible Cost of Comfort”
Today, there’s a growing debate about what we need to give up in order to abate the warming planet, and...