Michigan and federal proposals aim to ensure only citizens vote, requiring photo ID and proof of citizenship to boost ...

Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini says the county is the first in Michigan to use Ballot Verifier from Civera, a software company in Massachusetts, on its elections website, which will allow the ...

In the GOP-controlled Michigan House, lawmakers voted to require school districts and municipalities to seek tax increases in November elections.

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist says Michigan’s next secretary of state must defend elections, protect voting rights and stop ...

While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could ...

President Trump thinks Republicans should control voting procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities.

A Michigan House committee heard emotional testimony Thursday from law enforcement officials and grieving parents in support of legislation aimed at educating students about the dangers of ...

Weeks after regulators signed off on an increase to DTE's electric rates, House lawmakers want to put MPSC members up for ...

Ballot Verifier works by posting images of all ballots online after an election is over, alongside the cast vote record.

The package would also limit how consumer reporting agencies can use information on someone's medical debt.

By Anthony G. Forlini Recent commentary regarding the Macomb County Clerk’s actions concerning non- citizens demonstrates a clear misunderstanding of both the facts and the significance of the issue.

By Alyssa Burr for the Michigan Independent. Broadcast version by Chrystal Blair for Michigan News Connection reporting for the Michigan Independent-Public News Service Collaboration Michigan ...