Matt Hall

With gas currently heading toward $5/gallon, it seems particularly ill-timed to be looking for ways to limit our energy options. Especially because renewables (and especially wind and solar) are viable, low-cost sources of electricity now with great potential for technology and scaling to lower costs in the future. So even if you don't believe in climate change (or science in general), the economics are enough to win the argument.

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The Michigan House approved a more than $152 million spending bill Monday to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard” base.The base is expecting federally-funded construction to support a new fighter mission that President Donald Trump announced last year.Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp) said he fears that mission won’t actually happen if the work isn’t done before Trump leaves office.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall hints at a sweeping property tax overhaul, echoing Proposal A and setting up a consequential fight ahead of the 2026 elections.

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.