Michigan Advance

July 22, 2024

Michigan businessman Sandy Pensler drops Republican bid for Senate

As former President Donald Trump played to supporters in Grand Rapids, Republican businessman Sandy Pensler and former US Rep. Mike Rogers briefly stole the spotlight.

Politics

July 16, 2024

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors

A lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court seeking to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Politics

July 12, 2024

Michigan voters unlikely to see any statewide proposals on ballot in November

Monday was the deadline for constitutional amendments to make the November general election ballot, and none of the eight separate efforts made it across the finish line.

Politics

July 11, 2024

US Reps. Dingell and Stevens endorse Michigan Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet for Congress

US Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) and Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) have endorsed Michigan State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet’s (D-Bay City) bid to represent Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.

Politics

July 11, 2024

Man sentenced to prison for threatening life of former Michigan clerk

An Indiana man who threatened to kill then-Rochester Hills Clerk Tina Barton, a Republican, days after the 2020 election has been sentenced to federal prison.

Politics

July 10, 2024

‘Melody’s Law’ criminalizing necrophilia in Michigan signed into law

The Legislature unanimously decided a loophole in Michigan criminal law needed to be closed and now it’s been signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.