A lawsuit brought by a group of legislative Republicans about seven months ago in federal court challenging the legality of the recent constitutional amendments passed by voters making sweeping changes to state voting laws was dismissed Wednesday.
The latest version of legislation that would expand the Freedom of Information Act to include the Legislature and the governor's office took its first step Wednesday with a Senate committee voting to advance the bills.
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.
A pair of Republican senators sent a letter Tuesday to the head of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation requesting a halt to any state grant money for Gotion, citing national security concerns they and other project opponents have been voicing for months.
The latest version of legislation to expand the Freedom of Information Act to include the Legislature and the governor's office was taken up for testimony Wednesday.
DETROIT – Michigan must act to reverse the trend of its declining population or the state will only fall further behind, speakers at the Detroit Policy Conference said on Thursday.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Elections Director Jonathan Brater on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by a group of Republicans challenging the legality of the recent constitutional amendments passed by voters making sweeping changes to state voting laws.
The co-chairs of the Michigan Growing Together Council in a recent interview called comments from mostly Republican lawmakers alleging the commission is a cover for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to recommend tax increases disingenuous and disrespectful even as draft recommendations call for programs that would likely need additional funding.
The Legislature completed its work Thursday on financial disclosure requirements for state elected officials to comply with a voter-approved measure, capped by some additional provisions being adopted this week to toughen up the final product in the name of transparency.
The Senate on Wednesday saw broad, bipartisan support on the financial disclosure package required under Proposal 1, but some lawmakers in the House are seeking stricter requirements and withholding their vote until they get them.