Sen. Slotkin says President Trump has "escalated violence against the people of Minnesota", and Sen. Peters calls for "stronger guardrails and accountability."

Slotkin joins a number of Democrats announcing a “no” vote on the bill, which includes $64.4 billion for the department, with $10 billion for ICE.

As Michigan’s Republican representatives square off against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, bringing doubts to the safety of the state’s elections, several top Democrats are rebuffing President Donald Trump’s suggestion to place federal officials in charge of state elections.

A pair of bills limiting the use of cellphones in classrooms received near-unanimous support in the Michigan Senate.

New Republican proposal would mandate photo ID to vote, require citizenship verification, and limit certain mail voting practices.

Testimony of the bills took place in a charged hearing of the Michigan senate civil rights, judiciary and public safety committee this week.

In a town hall hosted by the MI Freedom Coalition, a group of nonprofit and advocacy organizations throughout Michigan, leaders called on elected officials — specifically U.S. Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters — to defund ICE and halt funding to the agency.

While licking their wounds after Republicans’ decisive victory in 2024, Democrats have vowed to double down on one particular issue in the next election cycle: affordability. Heading into 2026, the cost of groceries,

Michigan voters might not decide next fall whether to switch the state’s elections to a ranked choice voting system. Organizers trying to get the ranked choice voting question on the November 2026 ballot said Thursday that they’ve suspended signature ...