Capitol News

Court blocks linking emergency aid to state immigration enforcement

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 25, 2025

A federal court has ruled in favor of Michigan and 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s attempt to tie federal emergency funding to state cooperation with immigration enforcement.

Attorneys general seek injunction against Medicaid funding cuts targeting Planned Parenthood

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 25, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the State of Pennsylvania, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Trump Administration from enforcing a provision in the latest...

Attorney General Nessel sues lawn care company over alleged consumer protection violations

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 24, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Calton's Lawn Care and its owners, Aron and Leslie Calton of Kent City.

Michigan attorney general joins multistate effort opposing rollback of EPA climate protections

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 23, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rescission of its 2009 Endangerment Finding.

Court blocks USDA from demanding sensitive data on SNAP recipients

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 19, 2025

A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from requiring states to submit sensitive personal information about recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...