Arlan Meekhof

Ideas are floating around Lansing about how to make the state’s schools safer from gun violence. There are several proposals in the works.One idea from…

Governor Rick Snyder declared victory over the state’s economic hardships in his eighth and final State of the State address. The governor, last night,…

The state Legislature went over the governor’s head Wednesday. It approved a veto override – something that hasn’t happened in Michigan since 2002.The…

The Legislature is back in session for 2018, and an early priority is dealing with taxes. Talks are underway to figure out how to make sure the federal…

Prevailing wage will likely be a hot topic in Lansing this year. That’s the state law that requires workers get paid union-rate wages for state…

Lansing’s lawmakers won’t return to the Capitol until next week. But they’ve already got big plans for 2018.Before the state Legislature broke for the…

Democratic lawmakers are trying once again to repeal the state’s “Right to Work” law. Five years ago, a Republican-led Legislature made Right to Work the…

The Legislature has sent Governor Rick Snyder a set of local retirement bills that passed by wide margins once they were stripped of controversial…

It looks like the Legislature will spend much of December fighting over an overhaul of how the state oversees local retirement funds. Democrats and police…

In the wake of another mass shooting, the state Legislature took up bills to expand the state’s concealed carry laws. Legislation would let people who get…