Committee hearings on legislation to increase Michigan's transparency laws began on Thursday, with many lawmakers and elected officials saying they're onboard with the legislation, but they'd like to see it go farther.
A House subcommittee on Thursday went higher than Governor Gretchen Whitmer in operations increases for the state's universities and community colleges but didn't agree with the proposal to guarantee two years of community college tuition for Michigan graduates.
The proposed Senate budget for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy keeps open the possibility of an increase in tipping fees but also doesn't fully bake it into the spending plan, a subcommittee chair said Thursday.
Senate versions of the 2024-25 fiscal year budgets for the Department of Corrections and the judiciary were reported Thursday with some but few changes from what the governor proposed earlier this year.
Legislative Republicans intend to propose funding to send Michigan National Guard members to the southern United States to bolster border security as well as cease funding programs, including the Newcomer Rental Subsidy Program.
House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) is focused on getting a budget passed. Full stop.
Motorists would automatically pay an extra $15 to purchase a pass to enter any state park when renewing their vehicle registration under the 2024-25 fiscal year budget for the Department of Natural Resources approved Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee.
House Republicans on Wednesday re-upped proposals they said will better spur economic development in the state, like increasing oversight of key state programs and bringing back right to work.
A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday moved its initial recommendation for the School Aid budget, including a 3.1 percent increase in the per pupil foundation allowance and sticking with Governor Gretchen Whitmer's recommendation to reduce payments to other post-employment benefits.
An assumption of revenue from Governor Gretchen Whitmer's executive budget recommendation stemming from a change in Michigan's Recreation Passport to an opt-out model for motorists failed to make it into an early version of the Department of Natural Resources budget for fiscal year 2024-25.