Republicans and conservative organizations criticized the 2024-25 budget passed late Wednesday, saying it is irresponsible.
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 K-12 school aid budget unlike any other received final passage just before 5 a.m. Thursday as Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic legislative leaders prevailed over a coalition of dismayed groups – traditionally Democratic allies – representing traditional public schools.
For the first time in a decade of work by bill sponsors, a proposed expansion of the Freedom of Information Act to include the Legislature and the governor's office was taken up Wednesday in the Senate, and passed, with wide bipartisan votes.
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy moved one step closer to being able to make administrative rules governing water resources protection for the first time in nearly two decades after legislation was voted on Wednesday in the Senate to make the change.
Legislation that would eliminate the legal defense of someone finding out someone is a member of the LGBT community as a justification for committing a crime passed the Senate with bipartisan support and is set to be sent to the governor.
A philosophical and ideological discussion broke out between senators Thursday as a panel moved bills to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act to the floor, with one Republican saying it was sad to see Democrats and fellow GOP politicians hunker down on their stances on voter suppression and voter fraud, respectively.
More than 15 months after being introduced, a Senate panel heard testimony Thursday on legislation that would allow utility customers to subscribe to community solar projects.
A divided Senate passed legislation Wednesday along party lines dealing with background checks and the licensing of youth and adult camps, with one Republican citing concerns over the shift in some responsibilities to a recently created state department.
Members of the Senate took a step toward the creation of a sales and use tax exemption for enterprise data centers Thursday through a bipartisan vote on an amended bill to establish the proposed credit.