A bill to stop many Michigan regulations from exceeding federal standards passed in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

With barely a week to wrap up a budget deal, the state is still not sharing plans to manage a possible partial government shutdown. We have more from Rick Pluta.

There’s only a week left for candidates to file in a special election that could shift the balance of power in the Michigan senate. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan is a little more than a week away from the deadline to adopt a budget. As Rick Pluta reports, there are no signals a bipartisan deal in the Legislature is any closer to averting a partial state government shutdown on October 1.

Michigan Republicans gathered on Mackinac Island this past weekend for their every-other-year leadership conference. Colin Jackson has more.

Many Michigan Republicans got their first big chance this past weekend to meet and hear from the party’s candidates for governor. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan’s monthly unemployment rate dropped slightly from July to August to 5.2%. It’s not so much that more people are finding jobs, but more people are exiting the workforce. Rick Pluta reports

Michigan renters could see more protections under bills introduced this week in the state House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.

It’s now less than two weeks before Michigan government goes into a partial shutdown without approval of a new state budget. The state’s new fiscal year begins October 1. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan House voted to add photos and signatures to food and cash assistance cards on Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the budget standoff at the state Capitol is adding to the economic uncertainty created by federal tariffs. She delivered a short address urging the Legislature to get a state budget adopted before the end of the month. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan State Budget Office is making contingency plans for a partial government shutdown. That would come if there’s no budget deal between the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer by October 1. Local school districts are in the same position. We have more from Rick Pluta.