Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attendees of the Protect Democracy rally at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on April 19, 2025. Photo by Erick Diaz Veliz The sound of church bells around downtown Lansing ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A Veterans Day event at the Michigan Capitol brought veterans and families together to hear from local leaders and included an emotional wreath-laying and a pinning ceremony dedicated to Vietnam veterans. “Everybody that was in ...

Lansing — A public body that oversees the management of the state Capitol voted Monday in favor of an undisclosed security measure that will spend taxpayer dollars with no clear explanation about how much, who is being paid or what specific measures are ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff at the Michigan Capitol to honor former state Sen. Bruce Patterson, who died Monday. He was 78. Patterson was a Republican who served Michigan’s seventh district ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Thousands of Michigan workers at the State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon as part of the “Save Our Jobs, Fund Our Roads” rally, calling on lawmakers to pass a “long-term, equitable, and sustainable road funding plan.”

Michigan's first capitol was located in Detroit, but the city was designated by the state's inaugural constitution as the temporary seat of state government. Detroit wasn't selected as the permanent capitol. Instead lawmakers debated many possible ...