The Latest Breaking News from Lansing

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein told hundreds of Democrats Sunday that his court will have the final say on abortion rights in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates Ryan Kelley and Ralph Rebandt said Wednesday they were considering seeking their party's nomination for lieutenant governor, opening the door to a potential fight at the Aug. 27 GOP convention.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party declared conservative commentator Tudor Dixon the winner of the GOP primary race for governor Tuesday night.

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked an Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Monday to issue an immediate restraining order against 13 county prosecutors who are in a position to enforce Michigan’s long-dormant ban on abortions being performed within their jurisdictions.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will not tolerate any effort to obstruct the certification of Tuesday's primary election based on "partisan games" or "baseless lies."

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Monday that county prosecutors can enforce Michigan's ban on abortion despite a state judge's injunction currently blocking state officials from enforcing the ban.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ruled Michigan's current laws against discrimination based on sex includes a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation, a ruling that effectively stops businesses from denying services or employment opportunities to the gay community.

LANSING, Mich. — A California movie director, a Nevada politician, a Hawaii architect and a rancher from Montana provided four of the more than 90,000 contributions that resulted in a record fundraising haul for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign over the first seven months of 2022.

LANSING, Mich. — The campaigns of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor who were disqualified from the ballot because of a wave of fraudulent petition signatures collectively spent about $11 million on their bids for the state's highest office, according to new disclosures.