Bill to shorten foreclosure redemption period advances

Lansing — A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure.

Bill would let Michigan install red-light cameras

Lansing — Michigan's local governments would have the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights under proposed legislation in the state House.

Nonprofit: Michigan understated risks of pet coke piles on Detroit River

Detroit — New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials.

Levin, Stabenow support Peters for U.S. Senate seat

Michigan’s two U.S. senators today endorsed U.S. Rep. Gary Peters’ bid to replace the state’s longest-serving senator, the latest sign he has largely locked up the Democratic nomination.

Michigan Senate honors 9 fallen service members

Lansing — A Michigan soldier who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan addressed the state Senate on Thursday during a ceremony honoring the nine state residents who died while serving in the armed forces over the last year.

Michigan lawmaker seeks to make small business office

Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker wants to create a new state office with the goal of helping small businesses get started and thrive.

Group seeks to block insurance coverage of abortion in Michigan

Lansing — Political powerhouse Right to Life of Michigan is seeking a voter-initiated ban on health insurers covering elective abortion procedures in basic insurance plans in an attempt to bypass a Gov. Rick Snyder veto.

Activists consider second Mich. wolf referendum to target game animal designation

Lansing — Animal rights activists are considering putting two questions before voters in 2014 about whether wolf hunting should be legal after the Legislature effectively rendered their first referendum meaningless.

Former aide sues Harper Woods lawmaker Brian Banks, claims sex harassment

Detroit — A former aide for a state lawmaker says the representative forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to forge a romantic relationship.

Political insider: Gov’s staff emails have scent of ‘skunk works’

Under state law, the only time the public gets to peek inside the inner workings of the Governor’s Office is when its staffers send emails to employees of other state agencies, which are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Concerns about pet coke piled along Detroit River remain

Detroit — New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials.

State Senate committee moves to shorten foreclosure redemption period

Lansing — A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure.

Trump: Immigrants won’t vote for GOP

Donald Trump, the billionaire real-estate developer who flirted with running for president last year told Oakland County Republicans Tuesday if immigrants in the country illegally get a path to citizenship, “they will not be voting Republican.”

Judge won’t allow hearing in lawsuit to void Detroit EM Orr’s appointment

Ingham County Judge William Collette refused Wednesday to allow an evidentiary hearing to compel testimony from top state officials in a lawsuit seeking to void the appointment of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.

Gov, GOP reach deal on surplus

Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders reached an agreement Tuesday on how to divvy up nearly $702 million in surplus revenue as lawmakers race to ...

Michigan officials to develop school violence hotline

Lansing — Attorney General Bill Schuette and other state officials said Tuesday they want to develop a new statewide hotline for students, parents and other ...

EM opponent accuses Michigan Treasurer of perjury

Lansing — A union activist trying to get Detroit’s emergency manager’s appointment voided alleged the state treasurer lied under oath about correspondence he ...

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with ...

Peters urges probe of Detroit waste storage

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has taken to the House floor to criticize the storage of piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke along the Detroit ...

Michigan senators seek answers on Ontario nuclear storage project

Michigan senators approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Ontario power officials to answer questions before proceeding with a controversial nuclear waste ...

Hathaway lawyer pleads case to keep her out of prison; feds want her to serve 12-18 months

Detroit — Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway shouldn’t spend a day in federal prison, her lawyer said Monday, despite admitting she ...

Detroit state reps unveil no-fault auto insurance reform plan

Detroit — The city’s nine Democratic state House members announced an auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates Detroiters pay as ...

Peters names campaign manager for Senate bid

Washington — Rep. Gary Peters is kick-starting his bid to become Michigan’s next U.S. senator by assembling his campaign leadership with no Republican yet ...

Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections

Traverse City — Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states.

Michigan Republicans seek new limits on welfare aid

The Legislature’s Republican majority has redoubled its efforts to squeeze welfare spending by imposing new conditions on aid recipients.

Michigan cancer patients to back Medicaid expansion

Lansing — Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan ...

Michigan disabled vets could see property tax relief

Lansing — Some disabled veterans living in Michigan could get some relief next tax season under legislation being debated in the state Senate.

Emails show Snyder aides aware of ‘skunk works’ group

Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration has claimed the once-secret “skunk works” education reform project was not a government-sanctioned work group, but ...

Audit questions use of Mich. petroleum tax revenues

Lansing — Millions of dollars from a petroleum tax have been diverted to plug holes in the state budget and pay interest on debt, Michigan's auditor ...