Michigan residents will officially be able to make energy-saving home improvements, such as installing solar panels, without seeking the approval of their homeowners' association.
A Detroit-area Senate map adopted Wednesday by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission offers a fairly stable plan from a partisan standpoint but includes some radical geographic changes for the members across 15 amended districts.
Michigan took a significant step toward becoming the latest state to operate under a state-based health care exchange Wednesday when it passed a bill package along party lines that would set up an exchange and provisions for fees and various forms of coverage.
A single Detroit-area Senate map has become the favorite to be adopted by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission , but the constitutional majority necessary to adopt that map was still elusive Tuesday evening.
Additional protections for vulnerable adults against abuse and financial exploitation were introduced Thursday by Senate Democrats, a move they said would help prevent such activities at the hands of family members or others entrusted with their care.
A House committee quickly acted to report bills that would make necrophilia explicitly illegal after the legislation passed the Senate last week.
Legislation that would change eligibility requirements, as well as the funding and fee caps for the Low-Incomes Energy Assistance Fund, would enable more utility customers to obtain needed help to power their homes, a Senate panel was told Wednesday.
The sponsor of legislation that would explicitly make necrophilia illegal under Michigan statute said Tuesday she will be pushing for rapid action in the House on the bills following Senate passage of what supporters have called an overdue fix in law.
Draft Senate maps approved by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission could mean drastic turf-based changes for senators representing Detroit-area districts, but could help either party though not by more than a seat.
Six draft state Senate maps advanced Tuesday by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission could mean dramatic changes for several incumbents eligible for reelection in 2026.