Lansing, MI - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced improvements to the mechanic certification process. Updated certification exams now cover current automotive technology and can be taken at students’ schools instead of Secretary of State offices.

Lansing, MI - Young people in Michigan turned out to vote last November at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University.

Lansing, MI - Warm temperatures, winds and winter buildup of dry grasses and leaves have pushed fire danger to very high levels across the Lower Peninsula.

Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and across all public buildings and grounds to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, April 11 to honor and remember Bay City native and fallen U.S Army solider Braden Robert Peltier, who passed away at the age of 23 last week. The flag lowering will coincide with the date of Peltier’s funeral. 

Mt. Clemens, MI - The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected Highland Park’s request to hear the city’s appeal of a ruling last year that the city must pay $24 million in unpaid water and sewer fees to the Great Lakes Water Authority.

Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Biden, has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff immediately on Monday, March 27 through sunset on Friday, March 31 to honor and remember the victims of the shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.