David Eggert

LANSING — Republicans in the Democratic-led Michigan House left session Friday and said they will not return until majority Democrats take procedural

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LANSING — The Michigan House adjourned late Friday without acting on paid sick leave and minimum wage bills, a blow to business groups and servers who had lobbied legislators to change laws that will take effect in February.

LANSING — Majority Democrats enter the last week of the two-year term with a final shot to pass remaining pieces of an agenda before their rare governing trifecta comes to an end.

LANSING — Consumers Energy Co., the state's largest natural gas utility, announced plans to seek a nearly 11% increase in rates — largely to fund infrastructure spending.

LANSING — The topsy-turvy close to the legislative session is descending into more rancor and confusion as majority Democrats try to enact laws before their governing trifecta ends.

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LANSING —The Michigan Legislature ground to a halt Wednesday after House Republicans and two majority Democrats, one in each of the narrowly divided chambers, refused to attend session during the tumultuous closing days of a two-year term.

LANSING — The Michigan Legislature's messy lame-duck session sputtered Thursday when House Speaker Joe Tate, fed up with all 54 Republicans and one

LANSING — The Democratic-led state Senate muscled bills toward Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 30-hour stretch to close the two-year legislative