After the passage of the 2024-25 fiscal year budget late Wednesday, advocacy groups, agencies and organizations mostly praised the spending plan.
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 legislative transfer of $250 million for a manufacturing megasite being planned in Genesee County received bipartisan approval Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee .
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.
Enacting legislation intended to address gaps in Black maternal health is critical in reducing disparities in access to care and in mortality rates while helping rein in bias and racism in prenatal care, advocates told a Senate panel Tuesday.
A proposal that would prevent the state from using foster care children's unqualified benefits as reimbursement for the cost of that child's care was reported Tuesday to the full Senate with some bipartisan support.
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.
More than two dozen Republican floor amendments were rejected Thursday by the Senate Democratic majority as it began wading through budget bills, passing nine of its 15 budgets.
Some bipartisan effort highlighted business Thursday in the Senate as it began the process of moving their slate of appropriations bills, with members of both parties acknowledging work on an amendment to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development budget.
Legislation that would set a speed limit on the state highway that runs along the Mackinac Island shoreline passed the Senate on Tuesday, a move the bill sponsor said is needed for public safety along a busy road frequented by high volumes of tourists.