Bills seekins to combat "foreign influence" also would ban entities tied to Russia, China and other countries from purchasing ...

Kwame Kilpatrick hopes President Trump will pardon him so he won't have to pay his federal restitution bill. But he has a new ...

Under the capitol dome, earmarks have been a long-held Lansing tradition that almost no lawmaker wanted to talk about, but ...

In a voicemail, the former mayor says Donald Trump promised a pardon during his first year in office and asks a lawmaker to ...

Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit — to return to the House floor, but about an hour after Tate's initial call, Democrats adjourned for the day without reaching a quorum or taking up any legislation.

Democratic Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett said Thursday that she refuses to caucus with her own party over their “out of touch” and “disconnected” rhetoric. Whitsett criticized her ...

Legislators are jockeying to spend big in their districts, filing 800 requests to spend millions on everything from teachers ...

The Michigan House passed legislation to change the state's paid sick leave and minimum wage laws before court-ordered ...

Along with House Republicans, Michigan Rep. Karen Whitsett (D - Detroit) refused to attend Wednesday's lame duck session, taking away Democrats' opportunity to get any bills passed. "Do your job ...

However, Rep. Karen Whitsett (D - Detroit), a stand-alone Democrat, decided to join Republicans in refusing to attend Wednesday's lame duck session, taking away Democrats' opportunity to get any ...

"I was just calling to give my official apology and eat crow," state Rep. Karen Whitsett wrote in a text that popped up on my phone April 29. "For what?" I replied. "You were so right about him ...