Blog by Team MIRS

Payday loan operators in Michigan could not charge customers more than a 36 percent annual interest rate under legislation the Senate approved Thursday, 24-13.

Legislation described as the most significant reform to the state’s recount law in decades received its first hearing today amid rave reviews from voting access advocates, but opposition from groups expressing concerns over potential voter fraud.

As a Senate committee moves forward in adopting legislation to extend sales and use tax exemptions to Michigan-placed data centers, environmentalists are awaiting guardrails to monitor data centers' water and energy consumption.

If a child is at least five years old, their parents or legal guardians would be required to send them to kindergarten under legislation being spearheaded by Senate Education Chair Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia).

Michigan State University (MSU) employees are taking their fight against the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court.d