Michigan Senate Republicans are crying foul as the Democratic leadership has still not advanced legislation that would change the state’s minimum wage law to preserve tipped wages and avoid changes to paid sick leave rules.

Local leaders are now calling for representation to fill the vacant 35th District State Senate seat. The Bay Area and Saginaw County Chambers of Commerce, along with the Midland Business Alliance are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call for a special election.

Republican Michigan state Senate Leader Aric Nesbitt will draw from lessons learned from his humble beginnings and President-elect Donald Trump’s

Aric Nesbitt, a Republican from Lawton, held the top Republican role in the state Senate as its minority leader during the recently concluded legislative session in Lansing.

Michigan lawmakers are working against the clock to make adjustments to tipped wages and paid sick leave after a court decision set the state laws to change drastically next month. On Feb. 21, the state’s minimum wage will gradually begin to increase each year until it reaches $14.

(CBS DETROIT) - Aric Nesbitt has announced his campaign for Michigan governor, entering a 2026 race that is expected to be competitive as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ends her time in that office.

With the 2024 election cycle behind us, Michigan politicos have their sights set on the state and national seats that will be up for grabs come 2026. In

The Michigan Senate is expected to take up legislation to dial back coming changes to the state’s minimum wage law soon. That’s after the state House approved the changes Thursday. State Senator Aric

LANSING — Republican Mike Cox is flexing his ability to self-fund a potential run for governor. Cox, a former Michigan attorney general who owns and operates a law firm in Livonia, filed a campaign-finance report showing he gave roughly $1 million to his newly formed candidate committee in December.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to propose “record high” per-pupil funding in her upcoming budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, her office told the Michigan Advance. The current FY 2025 School Aid budget,

Buttigieg, who has been weighing a run for governor, is also considering running for the Senate in Michigan. Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, moved to Michigan shortly after his unsuccessful campaign for president in 2020.

Few candidates have officially announced their runs for governor, but now many of the rumored contenders may explore the open Senate seat.