To overcome the onslaught of misinformation around the hate crime legislation the House passed last year, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) has introduced a new set of bills aimed at protecting people from violence based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability.
A group of House Democrats hope that the future of government transparency in Michigan is bright.
Members of a House panel debated three bills that propose increased penalties and sentencing recommendations for the crime of manufacturing, delivering or being in possession with intent to deliver fentanyl laced or based drugs.
DNA evidence has revolutionized criminal trials, and lawmakers are looking to extend access for those challenging wrongful convictions.
The state's regulated investor-owned utilities would be banned from making political contributions under legislation announced Thursday by Democrats, a move supporters said would eliminate what they called undue influence on the political process.
A House committee considered legislation to change the way heirs' property is handled on Wednesday.
During a late-night session Wednesday, the House managed to muster up the votes to pass financial disclosure requirements with the help of some Republicans as several Democrats voted no. The passage of the bills left a bipartisan group of lawmakers unhappy.
Financial disclosure legislation did not come up for a vote in the House on Thursday, despite an ever-shrinking window for the Legislature to enact the constitutional changes required by Proposal 2022-1.
Witnesses and crime victims would have more confidentiality under legislation passed by the House on Tuesday.
In recent weeks, fissures have appeared in the House Democratic Caucus over policies such as the Reproductive Health Act, the land value tax and its position on Israel.