House committee advances bills to slow minimum wage increases, scale back paid sick leave guarantee
A state House committee approved legislation Thursday to scale back minimum wage and earned sick time laws set to take...
House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation
Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....
House committee opens hearings on minimum wage, sick leave initiatives
A Republican-led committee opened hearings Tuesday on bills that would scale back parts of initiatives to increase the state minimum...
Rep. Bollin named House Appropriations chair, joins GOP leadership seeking budget-writing shakeup
House Republican leadership named state Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) the new House Appropriations Committee chair Tuesday.That means she’ll oversee...
MichMash: State lawmakers return to Michigan Capitol for first day of new session
The state's 103rd Legislative session began on Wednesday, with Republicans taking the majority in the House of Representatives. But Democrats...
New Michigan House speaker talks first bills, taking charge, working with Dems in first press conference
The new Republican speaker of the Michigan House says he’s not sure if or when he’ll forward the final bills...
New rules give Michigan House Oversight Committee greater subpoena power
Republicans formally took control of the state House Wednesday after winning a majority of seats in the November election. One...
MichMash: Michigan House comes to dramatic close, adjourning early
Democratic control of the Michigan Legislature crashed to a halt on Thursday, Dec. 19, after GOP lawmakers and Democrat Karen...
Senate adjourns after passing flurry of bills; Legislature done for 2024
The Michigan Senate gaveled out for the year Thursday following a marathon 30-hour session that wrapped up the Legislature’s work...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House adjourns early; Detroit’s new director of transit + more
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Thursday's fizzled session in the Michigan House after GOP lawmakers walked out; Detroit’s...
Democrats, Republicans kill lame duck in Michigan House
Democratic control of the state Capitol for the first time in four decades fizzled to a close Thursday, as House...
Michigan House Republicans stage walk out
Michigan House Republicans walked out of session early Friday afternoon shortly after voting began. They said they wouldn’t come back...