The Latest Breaking News from Lansing

LANSING, Mich. — Before approving an 11-bill package Thursday aimed at combating gun violence, a Michigan Senate committee changed one of the proposals to remove from current state law legal protections for firearm dealers and manufacturers.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University student Troy Forbush called his mother on the night of Feb. 13 at 8:18 p.m. from Berkey Hall and told her that he had been shot.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to repeal state law's broad abortion ban that dates back to the 1840s, placing the change one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature.

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to include gay and transgender residents among the protected groups of people under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan voters broadly support measures advancing in the Legislature to combat gun violence but would also favor lawmakers going further by placing limits on magazine capacity and imposing a 14-day waiting period for buying firearms, according to a new statewide poll.

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel's investigators have interviewed Laura Cox, the former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, and other prominent Republican officials as they examine whether 16 Donald Trump supporters broke the law by signing a certificate falsely claiming he won the 2020 election.

LANSING, Mich. — Marco Diaz-Munoz, an assistant professor at Michigan State University whose classroom was attacked by a gunman, encouraged Michigan lawmakers Thursday to do the "right thing" and the "humane thing" by enacting new gun control measures.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House voted Thursday to repeal the state's 1931 abortion ban in a move that proponents contended reflects the will of a majority of voters who supported enshrining abortion rights in Michigan's constitution last fall.

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Legislature launched hearings Wednesday on a series of firearms regulations introduced in the wake of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, marking a legislative turning point that came after decades of debate in state government.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House and Senate panels advanced bills Wednesday that would repeal a 1931 statute that bans abortion in Michigan, roughly four months after residents voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.