A 10-bill package aimed at improving care for mothers and newborns in Michigan passed the House on Wednesday with bipartisan support.
The UAW endorsed Detroit City Councilmember Mary Waters over U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, along with a slew of state House Democrats who are facing primaries in its initial round of endorsements.
The Detroit Regional Chamber PAC on Wednesday announced it is endorsing Randy LeVasseur who is seeking the Republican nomination against Rep. Josh Schriver in the 66th House District.
Fems for Dems and MI List, a pair of groups focused on reproductive rights, endorsed 46 Democrats for the House this week.
We the People Action Fund endorsed a liberal Democrat in the 25th House District primary where Rep. Peter Herzberg is seeking the full 2025-26 term after winning the special election there earlier this year.
The House has taken fewer record roll call votes so far this year than they have during an election year in the past decade.
Financial disclosures for non-incumbent candidates of the House were due for the first time on Wednesday with many candidates filing basic-level financial information as required under the law.
Legislation to create an oversight board on prescription drug affordability quickly moved through the Senate last October, but the House has sat on it ever since, leaving it unclear if the legislation is still a priority to the Democrats.
The House officially swore in the two representatives Democrats have been waiting on since mid-November to bring their majority back to 56-54.
Rep. Peter Herzberg and Rep. Mai Xiong each received four committee assignments as they begin work this week.