One of the lightest legislative years in memory roared to life Wednesday and then on toward dawn Thursday as the Democratic majority in the Legislature blasted the 2024-25 fiscal year budget through to passage just eight hours after it began to publicly leak and approved an avalanche of major bills.
A legislative transfer of $250 million for a manufacturing megasite being planned in Genesee County received bipartisan approval Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee .
The Senate's continued budget votes on Tuesday again saw Republicans unsuccessful in their attempts to amend the majority Democrat's proposal.
Some bipartisan effort highlighted business Thursday in the Senate as it began the process of moving their slate of appropriations bills, with members of both parties acknowledging work on an amendment to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development budget.
Although he contemplated a run for state Senate in 2026, Rep. Pat Outman (R-Six Lakes) will run for reelection in the House.
A nearly decade-long effort to update and standardize child safety seat requirements to meet federal guidelines is almost law with the Senate passing legislation largely along party lines Wednesday.
Two-thirds of the Michigan Senate Republican caucus earlier this month endorsed former President Donald Trump in his bid for returning to the White House.
Prisoner health care access and transforming the Thumb Correctional Facility into a Department of Corrections educational campus for inmate reentry programs were among the top recommendations for state's prison system in the governor's budget recommendations released Wednesday.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature completed its work on one of its top fall priorities Wednesday, giving final passage to bills that would quadruple the state's renewable energy mandate, create a new clean energy standard and move siting decisions for large-scale solar and wind projects to the Public Service Commission .
Significant changes to the state's 2019 auto no-fault law cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support as the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is raising concerns about the potential for increased costs for drivers as a result.