Politics & Government

An independent study finds wide-ranging impact of the new no-fault law in just the first few months after implementation. The law brought deep cuts in payments to caregivers for crash survivors.

The board also considered resolutions on teacher recruitment and retention and teaching history with a focus on equity and inclusion.

A judge also sentenced Genesee County GOP chairman Matthew Smith to 12 months probation. Smith pleaded guilty last year to a charge of malicious use of a telecommunications device.

The state surpassed revenue estimates last year, and is expected to beat them this year, too.

A ballot campaign has filed language to amend the Michigan Constitution to guarantee abortion rights if the Roe v. Wade decision is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield's attorney says he had a years-long affair with a woman now accusing him of sexual assault.

The game changed for a lot of people on Jan. 6, 2021 — maybe for no one more than West Michigan Republican Congressman Peter Meijer. On today's pod, we talk to writer Tim Alberta about his deep-dive profile of Meijer for The Atlantic.

Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell was in the U.S. House chamber when the attack on the U.S. Capitol began. “There was pounding at the doors. You could start to smell tear gas. Then we were evacuated through back corridors and tunnels and lots of flights of stairs and taken to an undisclosed location for several hours."

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and congressional Democrats commemorate the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is creating a state Office of Rural Development that she says will focus on finding ways to improve economic prospects in less-populated areas of Michigan.