Michigan residents will officially be able to make energy-saving home improvements, such as installing solar panels, without seeking the approval of their homeowners' association.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development could see a last-minute increase in its department budget for efforts to combat the recent avian flu outbreak in the state.
Legislation that would change eligibility requirements, as well as the funding and fee caps for the Low-Incomes Energy Assistance Fund, would enable more utility customers to obtain needed help to power their homes, a Senate panel was told Wednesday.
A House panel discussed legislation on Wednesday that would increase punishment for reckless driving resulting in the harm of blind individuals or their service dogs.
The partisan gulf over ongoing college campus protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict and university diversity, equity and inclusion programs led to a sharply worded, angry floor debate Thursday prior to Senate passage of its higher education budget.
Visitors to the Capitol could tour the inside of the building on weekends for the first time in recent years, once security and staffing considerations are worked out for a potential return to Saturday hours.
Senate Democrats said Tuesday's passage of sweeping changes to state economic development incentive policy was months in the making and necessary to attract an educated workforce and families.
Members of the Senate voted Tuesday along party lines to resurrect an income tax capture program that was allowed to lapse in 2019 with what supporters called significant improvements while opponents attacked it as an unnecessary corporate handout.
By enacting a tax credit for the sale and use of sustainable aviation fuel, Michigan could become a key player in what is expected to become a growing market for a product meant to reduce aviation emissions, a Senate committee was told Thursday.
The latest version of legislation that would expand the Freedom of Information Act to include the Legislature and the governor's office took its first step Wednesday with a Senate committee voting to advance the bills.