Some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, have alternatively pushed for a four-week stopgap ...

The Michigan Senate passed its two-bill spending plan to close the books on the state’s last budget Thursday.

A Republican-backed election law would make it more difficult for married women to vote, according to experts. Michigan ...

A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a crucial ...

A Senate procedural vote has put a Republican bill to fund the government through Sept. 30 on the path to pass later Friday night—which would avoid a partial government ...

State lawmakers are pushing the Michigan High School Athletic Association to follow President Trump's executive order barring ...

The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.

Is Michigan ready for a new way of voting? 'Mayor of CandyTown' mock election in Ann Arbor shows what's possible.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...