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 proposal to lower the age limit from 21 to 19 to work at marijuana businesses would help address a workforce shortage and help younger workers get a head start in a growing industry, supporters told senators Thursday.
A Senate panel reported an amended version of legislation that would modify the definitions relating to brands and brand extensions for certain alcoholic beverages.
A southeast Michigan man who was arrested following a fatal automobile crash is an asylum seeker, the Department of State said Thursday in response to an inquiry from a Republican senator over reports that the individual "has no legal status in our country."
A significant divide remains between Senate Democrats and Republicans even as the chamber passed its budget bills Wednesday, with the majority calling their proposals a well-rounded set of priorities while the minority decried what they called excessive, unsustainable spending.
The Senate's continued budget votes on Tuesday again saw Republicans unsuccessful in their attempts to amend the majority Democrat's proposal.
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.
The top three state executive officers on Tuesday filed a joint motion to dismiss an amended complaint filed by Right to Life of Michigan in a lawsuit seeking to dismantle the constitutional amendment that made reproductive freedom a right in 2022.
One fourth of the Legislature's leadership quadrant was represented at the Michigan Society of Association Executives' annual Public Policy Roundtable on Tuesday.
Changes to Michigan's Occupational Code to increase required training hours for cosmetology students to align with federal rule changes are needed to ensure access to student aid, officials told a Senate panel.