Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic party, spoke to Newsweek about her political ...

The Michigan Senate passed a bill to increase the tipped minimum wage but not eliminate it entirely as ordered by the ...

Republicans, numerous service industry workers and restaurant owners have warned that phasing out the subminimum wage for ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate approved a bill Thursday night that would increase the state's minimum wage and preserve ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested on Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve ...

Sen. Gary Peters surprise departure means back-to-back open Senate seats for Michigan but this one could be a much different ...

The former transportation secretary and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, holds a commanding lead in the 2026 ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirements ahead of the midterms in 2026, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

Well-known Florida state Democratic Sen. Geraldine Thompson passed away on Thursday after complications from knee replacement surgery.

Plus, Gongwer's Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow break down a plan introduced by the governor's office this week to "fix the ...

Bipartisan deal would raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 but preserve a lower tipped credit for restaurant workers. It depends on a separate deal over paid sick days – which ...

Michigan Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday against House Republicans over nine stalled bills from the previous legislative session. The lawsuit, which comes a bit less than a month into the ...