"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 ...

Former Democratic Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate will run for Michigan Senate in 2026, he announced Sunday. Tate was ...

Tate launched his campaign Sunday to compete against three other Democrats seeking the seat left open by retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters.

Democratic Michigan House Rep. Karen Whitsett said Tate “would not negotiate in good faith.” Whitsett waited in the office of then-Republican Minority Leader Matt Hall until the session had ...

A bill that would bar digital applications created in Russia and China from being accessed on state government-owned devices has cleared the House of Representatives. It now heads to the state Senate ...

Noah Arbit of West Bloomfield, Peter Herzberg of Westland, Denise Mentzer of Mount Clemens, Reggie Miller of Van Buren Township, Samantha Steckloff of Farmington Hills, Karen Whitsett of Detroit ...

No lawmaker sought more earmarks than Rep. Karen Whitsett of Detroit, at 41 requests. On the Republican side, Rep. John Roth of Interlochen requested 29. While Republicans are taking credit for ...

Others sought dozens of projects, like Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, who put in 41 requests. Whitsett sought $30 million for the City of Detroit's Renew Detroit home repair program "to provide ...