Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.

Michigan’s top Republican leader in the state Senate announced Tuesday a candidacy for governor, becoming the first ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants a fresh start with President-elect Donald Trump but also warns ...

Implementing updated ethics rules and term limits for justices help to ensure that the court stays an impartial harbinger of ...

A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of ...

The wave of abortion litigation in state courts has spawned some of the most expensive state supreme court races ever.

Michigan Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt announced early Tuesday morning he is running for governor. Nesbitt was ...

Republican state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt announced his candidacy, becoming the first major party candidate in ...

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