Most states have some sort of "cooling off" rule, mandating lawmakers wait a certain amount of time before leaving their post to become a lobbyist.

House Bills 4062-4064 would expand the prohibition to cover the two-year period after they leave office and extend it to former governors, lieutenant governors and heads of principal departments ...

Alex Hawkins, a 30-year-old Army veteran and reserve sheriff's deputy, announced his candidacy for Michigan's 10th Congressional District as a Democrat. Hawkins is the first Democrat to file for the ...

A judge declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department but said the case raises questions about ...

Her husband has been by her side since she ran for Congress. Republicans in the House of Representatives have vowed to call up the SAVE Act once again. Here's the likelihood of it passing into law.

A Trump backlash could help Democrats retake the House in 2026, but the Senate landscape is too pro-Republican.

Gabbard advances: Senators voted on party lines to push forward the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member ...

“It’s great to see Governor Whitmer embracing the ideas and leadership of House Republicans,” Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said in a statement. “For seven years, Lansing has failed to ...

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting ...

Michigan House Republicans are pleased with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D-MI) push for earmark transparency, saying she followed "our lead" on the issue. Whitmer will propose new rules for earmark ...

The Michigan Senate announced it is filing a lawsuit against the Michigan House of Representatives over the nine bills that passed in the legislature but never made it to Gov. Whitmer's desk for a ...

The state Senate is represented by Goodman Acker PC. The case is Michigan Senate v. Michigan House of Representatives, Mich. Ct. Cl., No. 25-000014-MB, complaint filed 2/3/25.