State debt was $5.5 billion on Sept. 30, 2019, peaked at $7.3 billion in 2023, and sat at $6.6 billion at the end of FY 2025, ...

Voters in a competitive Central Michigan district will decide control of the state Senate on Tuesday in a special election to ...

A full table showing the salaries of elected state leaders and more than 57,600 state of Michigan employees can be found here. While the table includes salaries for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov.

Lawmakers early on Oct. 1 passed a nearly $1.6 billion continuation budget to fund state government until Oct. 8. Lawmakers return to the Capitol Oct. 1 to try to finalize the 2026 state budget, with ...

UPDATE: This story and the state employee earnings table have been updated with pay data from the Michigan Senate. The state of Michigan spent more than $4.54 billion on salaries and wages for its ...

A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences, determining whether Democrats retain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final ...

Michigan has made another technology-related leadership change to its state government. Kyle Guerrant will become acting director of the state’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), ...

The Michigan Democratic Party announced its slate of endorsements for statewide races Sunday, including Attorney General and Secretary of State.