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Michigan Capitol. (David Marvin/Flickr)

Michigan Democrats could grow their majority in the state House this fall

Michigan Capitol. (David Marvin/Flickr)

Michigan’s minimum wage will jump to $12 an hour in February 2025

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

Michigan House passes bill package to reduce maternal death rates

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

From education to infrastructure: What Michiganders can expect from $82.5B state budget

SAINT AR-15 rifles made by the Springfield Armory on display during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Dallas.

Michigan House Republicans introduce bill to designate AR-15 the official state rifle

Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates on Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti, File)

Ousted Michigan GOP chair Kristina Karamo asks judge to reinstate her

Gretchen Whitmer signs red flag law

Courts remove guns from dozens deemed a threat under Michigan red flag law

Woman staring out a window.

Bill would mandate Michigan insurers cover mental health, substance use disorder treatments

State Sen. Rosemary Bayer, D-Keego Harbor, raises her hands after exclaiming "We did it!" before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of gun bills, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. (Al Goldis/Detroit News via AP)

Michigan Democrats want to ensure school libraries are accessible to students across state

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

Local communities’ fight over short-term rentals inspires Michigan House bills

A group of children playing with toys on the floor.

Democratic lawmakers introduce child care bills aimed at saving Michigan families money

Birth control pills.

Michigan pharmacists could soon be allowed to prescribe birth control