House Committee holds first hearing on renters’ rights bills
A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people...
MichMash: Campaign season shifts gears as filing deadline passes
Tuesday’s campaign filing deadline has passed, and 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives on the ballot are up...
Created Equal: First-ever financial disclosures paint a cloudy picture of accountability in Michigan politics
Michigan’s top elected officials have submitted personal financial disclosures now required under state law. The change comes following the passage...
MichMash: Will Chatfield embezzlement charges push legislature to act on financial disclosures?
Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is charged with 13 counts of embezzlement, conspiracy and larceny as the state looks at...
Lobbying cooling off period, campaign finance bills get first hearing
Some Michigan bills in a legislative package known as the “BRITE Act,” aimed at ensuring greater accountability from elected officials, received...
Dems to regain Michigan House majority after voters fill vacancies
Michigan Democrats are poised to regain their state House majority after declaring victory in two special elections to fill vacancies....
What to expect in Michigan’s state house special elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday when...
Black Maternal Health Week spurs new legislation from Michigan Democrats
It's Black Maternal Health Week. It might seem odd for this to be racially specific until you realize that, in...
Michigan Legislature to reconvene this week
The Michigan Legislature returns to the state Capitol this week following its spring recess. Before the break, the Legislature’s Democratic...
Detroit Evening Report: Bills supporting working parents tax credit could be introduced in Michigan Legislature
A Michigan-based think tank is trying to build support for a new tax credit proposal focused on helping parents with...
Whitmer repeals ban on surrogacy contracts in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to lift Michigan’s 35-year-old ban on the use of paid pregnancy surrogates. Michigan was...
Court OKs redistricting commission’s map for Detroit area House districts
A federal court last week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro Detroit. That’s after judges...
