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...
Whitmer signs innovation bills in Detroit
Michigan businesses could get more help from the state with getting off the ground and with research and development under...
Hearing scheduled for proposed gift disclosure rules
A date has now been set for a hearing on proposed rules to close a potential loophole around lobbyist gift...
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...
FOIA expansion, minimum wage, sick leave bills lead off legislative session in Lansing
Bills to expand Michigan open records laws to apply to the governor’s office and lawmakers were among the first introduced...
Dozens of bills await action from the governor
Now that 2024 is over, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will have to decide what to do with the dozens of...
MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024
It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...
Candidates compete for Michigan Democratic Party chair position
Candidates in the race to become the next leader of the Michigan Democratic Party are jockeying for position ahead of...
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...
