Members of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission this week began drawing new iterations of Detroit's Senate seats that were thrown out as unconstitutional late last year, with four versions in the works.
A member of the Senate says she was shocked to learn that necrophilia is not currently illegal in Michigan and is working to change that through legislation.
A Senate subcommittee road spending plan includes $5 million for a study into how the state can collect revenue from electric vehicles.
A draft Senate map for the Detroit area drawn by professors at Michigan State University, done as a potential guide for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as they redraw the area under court order, could mean at least one open seat, an opportunity for a Republican pickup and some changes for incumbent senators.
Legislation lawmakers and officials said would remove barriers for people trying to obtain driver's licenses so they can get to their jobs was discussed Tuesday before a Senate committee with favorable testimony.
Senators' main questions Thursday for Department of Transportation officials about the governor's proposed budget centered on the level of marijuana revenues it is receiving and on the level of debt service payments that could be made.
Senate Democrats last week introduced legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed deadly medication, the latest in a long line of attempts in recent decades to allow such action in the state.
Legislation to allow optometrist examinations and evaluations via telemedicine drew support Wednesday from a third-party contact lens provider, but a pair of doctors noted various regulatory issues in the bill.
Supporters told a Senate panel Wednesday legislation would help provide a way to allow brokers and investment officials to determine whether financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult is occurring.
A Senate bill package to create a regulatory panel to review and cap prices on common prescription drugs passed the chamber Wednesday along partisan lines following debate over its potential effect on cost.