With more than half a million Michiganders facing medical debt, members of the Michigan Senate took action on Wednesday, passing a number of measures intended to regulate when those debts can be ...

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Kellie Lauwers is accused of embezzling $35,200, writing checks to herself while treasurer of a local chamber of commerce.

Court records accused the wife of a state senator of making unauthorized cash withdrawals from a small chamber of commerce in ...

The package would also limit how consumer reporting agencies can use information on someone's medical debt.

Measure would require hospitals to offer financial assistance plans by Jan. 1, 2027, add reporting, penalties and a debt ...

In the GOP-controlled Michigan House, lawmakers voted to require school districts and municipalities to seek tax increases in November elections.

The Senate Housing and Human Services considered a package of bills on Tuesday to lower the cost of child care in the state, including a bill to essentially codify the state’s Tri-Share program, ...

Michigan’s open U.S. Senate race is turning into a slow-burn political drama. Democrats are split among several contenders, Republicans have a single well-known hopeful in Mike Rogers, and a big chunk ...

Kellie Lauwers was sued by the Yale Chamber of Commerce and now has been charged with embezzlement.

A set of Michigan bills aimed at lowering the cost of child care received a hearing Tuesday before the state Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...