The House voted to create a doula scholarship early Thursday morning by passing HB 5826 .
Animal abuse would get stiffer penalties under legislation passed by the House on Thursday.
The Detroit Regional Chamber PAC on Wednesday announced it is endorsing Randy LeVasseur who is seeking the Republican nomination against Rep. Josh Schriver in the 66th House District.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committee s on Wednesday moved eight budgets each to their respective chamber floors.
The leaders of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses are among the many incumbents facing primaries in August, though the level of seriousness will vary widely.
A House subcommittee on Tuesday beefed up the Department of State Police budget with an additional $50 million for local governments to cover costs of natural events caused by climate change.
Mike Green, who served in both the House and Senate during his tenure in the Legislature, where he worked on agriculture issues and reducing firearm regulations, died Thursday. He was 75.
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.
Increases in spending for behavioral health clinics, maternal health, juvenile justice, cash assistance to the poor, a raise for non-direct care workers and a significant increase in Medicaid caseloads helped lift the Department of Health and Human Services budget by 5.5 percent under Governor Gretchen Whitmer's recommendation.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer's 2024-25 fiscal year budget recommendation includes a new program that would give child care workers financial assistance to offset the cost of caring for their own children.