lame duck

A conversation with MI Senator Gary Peters about keeping the U.S. Senate in Democratic hands. Plus, the latest on Lansing’s lame-duck legislative session.

Michigan lawmakers have finished this year's scheduled legislative sessions without reaching agreement on a spending package that would have totaled almost $500 million.

The Michigan Legislature is heading into its “lame duck” session with a lot of questions on how much can get accomplished in the next couple of weeks before next year’s dramatic shakeup in partisan power.

With the holiday season approaching, Whitmer hinted at her policy wish list for the rest of the year.

A state senator from the Upper Peninsula wants to change state law to require more “geographic diversity” on the state Board of Education.Senator Ed…

In the frantic bill passing of lame duck, the state Legislature pushed through an A-F grading system for Michigan schools. It requires the state to grade…

Governor Snyder's wrist may hurt this evening. He signed or vetoed hundreds of bills today.Snyder received hundreds of bills to review just before the…

State and local leaders are urging Governor Rick Snyder to veto two bills on how the state deals with some kinds of radioactive waste.One bill would…

Local gamblers and national gaming companies are waiting to see if Michigan will take a step toward joining the growing number of states that allow sports…

Michigan environmentalists are urging Governor Rick Snyder to veto a bill that would give the Legislature the ability to intervene in state lawsuits.House…