Matt Hall

Michigan’s divided Legislature heads into 2026 without trust or talks between its top leaders. What it means for the budget, policy priorities, and the November election.

Michigan Republican Speaker of the House Matt Hall discusses his 2026 policy priorities, independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan and support for a Constitutional Convention.

Republican House Speaker Matt Hall says a flattening revenue projection means the Legislature will have to make deeper cuts this year.

After a formal opinion from the Michigan attorney general undid Republican budget cuts, the GOP is asking a judge to allow the cuts to go forward temporarily while they argue in court that they should be permanent.

In a year-end interview, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks looked back on an unusually slow legislative session, the impacts of previously-passed data center laws and working with House Republicans in divided government.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Speaker of the House Matt Hall, and Attorney General Dana Nessel all made news in 2025. A look back at the year in Michigan politics… and what’s in store in the new year.

A first-of-its-kind case testing the power of the state’s judicial branch to instruct the Legislature how to conduct business appears to be heading to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants a waiver to delay the impacts of Medicaid cuts on Michiganders. State House Speaker Matt Hall says that's OK, as long as the cuts happen.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the House Oversight Committee is asking her to violate the law. She's asking the committee to narrow the scope of a subpoena.

A resolution in the state House is aimed at discouraging cities and universities from having policies that limit their interactions with federal immigration officials. We talked about what the new rule means, and how one city is thinking about the impact to its bottom line.