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.
A Detroit-area Senate map adopted Wednesday by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission offers a fairly stable plan from a partisan standpoint but includes some radical geographic changes for the members across 15 amended districts.
Michigan took a significant step toward becoming the latest state to operate under a state-based health care exchange Wednesday when it passed a bill package along party lines that would set up an exchange and provisions for fees and various forms of coverage.
A single Detroit-area Senate map has become the favorite to be adopted by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission , but the constitutional majority necessary to adopt that map was still elusive Tuesday evening.
Members of the Senate in bipartisan votes Tuesday passed legislation that would require individuals charged with animal cruelty or neglect to post bond to cover the cost of care for their animals pending trial or agree to forfeit their animals.
Following the mass shooting that took place in Rochester Hills on Saturday, lawmakers and elected officials are reacting as the Metro Detroit Community is reeling.
An expansion of eligibility requirements for medically frail inmates passed the Senate Tuesday with some bipartisan support after multiple floor amendments offered by Republicans were rejected.
Draft Senate maps approved by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission could mean drastic turf-based changes for senators representing Detroit-area districts, but could help either party though not by more than a seat.
Six draft state Senate maps advanced Tuesday by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission could mean dramatic changes for several incumbents eligible for reelection in 2026.