LANSING — On the first day of another Michigan legislative session Wednesday, newly elected House Speaker Matt Hall's voice quaked as he stood on the rostrum holding the gavel and celebrating GOP victories last fall that flipped the chamber he now leads ...

A watch party one mile from the inauguration where members of the Michigan GOP gathered cheered on when Donald Trump appeared. Video Courtesy of Dawn Beattie.

A Michigan House committee sent legislation to change Michigan's minimum wage and sick leave laws to the floor for a vote.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen is expected to deliver her seventh State of the State address on Feb. 26, about a month later than she has previously given the annual speech.

House lawmakers are expected to vote on amending minimum wage, sick leave laws in the coming days. Their plan would exempt 1 of 3 workers from sick leave mandates.

The wish list carries added weight as the GOP is poised to control both chambers of Congress and the White House once Donald Trump takes office.

For the first time, candidates are each required to make a $15,000 donation to the state party, with no more than $2,500 coming from their own funds.

Proving the adage that elections have consequences, House Republicans announced changes to the budget process at a press conference Tuesday in which state Representative Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) was named as the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

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Michigan House Republicans are looking to enact several key rule changes in the chamber as part of their first major moves.

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Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R) launched his gubernatorial bid Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to jump into the race ahead of the 2026 midterms. “Michiganders deserve