Local leaders are now calling for representation to fill the vacant 35th District State Senate seat. The Bay Area and Saginaw County Chambers of Commerce, along with the Midland Business Alliance are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call for a special election.

Aric Nesbitt, a Republican from Lawton, held the top Republican role in the state Senate as its minority leader during the recently concluded legislative session in Lansing.

Republican Michigan state Senate Leader Aric Nesbitt will draw from lessons learned from his humble beginnings and President-elect Donald Trump’s

(CBS DETROIT) - Aric Nesbitt has announced his campaign for Michigan governor, entering a 2026 race that is expected to be competitive as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ends her time in that office.

The Michigan Senate is expected to take up legislation to dial back coming changes to the state’s minimum wage law soon. That’s after the state House approved the changes Thursday. State Senator Aric

State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt joins The Pulse to discuss entering the race for governor. His message to Michiganders and the changes he’d like to see made in the state.

Similar bills aiming to modify tipped wages were under consideration during the lame-duck session last year but failed to pass in the legislature.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to propose “record high” per-pupil funding in her upcoming budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, her office told the Michigan Advance. The current FY 2025 School Aid budget,

After Sen. Gary Peters' surprise announcement, Michigan Republicans are hoping for their first Senate win in the 21st century.

On the biennial National Assessment of Educational Progress, Michigan fourth and eighth grade students’ average reading scores were lower than in 2022, the last time the test was administered. Math scores were up for fourth graders in Michigan but fell among eighth graders. The changes weren’t considered statistically significant.

They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024. And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ruled out a run.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.