Legislative

Democrats Mobilize Around SNAP Funding 

Water Affordability Bills Make Another Splash In Senate Housing

Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor

Prestin Running In SD-38 With McBroom, U.P. Reps' Blessing; LaFave Staying In Race 

Hall Says Brinks Didn't Hold Up Her End Of The Deal On Transparency

Hall's Office Shooting Down Senate's Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees Upon Arrival 

It’s been two weeks of the House not holding session after passing the state budget. And with no new legislative action in the lower chamber and a record low number of Public Acts signed this year, MIRS wanted to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Why do House bills start at HB 4001?

Who Won The Attorney General Budget Battle?

Senate Approps Panel Passes House & Senate Earmark Request Bills

Whitmer, Hall & Construction Workers Do Ceremonial Roads Deal Signing

Fourth-term Reps. Greg VanWoerkom (R-Norton Shores), 45, and Pauline Wendzel (R-Watervliet), 35, are engaged to be married, making the couple only the second duo of Michigan legislators to be married to each other while serving, and the first in 50 years.

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget signed Tuesday includes 200 legislative earmarks valued at $275.4 million, far less than the $2 billion in special projects found in the FY 2024 budget when the state was awash with federal COVID spending. MIRS’ spreadsheet outlining all the projects can be found here.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 10/08/2025) House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said Tuesday he's open to working with the Governor on something that's been a part of her economic development wishlist since early 2024: the "HIRE Michigan" program. The plan would be to give away payroll tax exemptions to businesses creating new jobs in Michigan.   Hall's goal is to repeal the defunded Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund law and eliminate the Michigan

Cannabis Association Files Suit Over ‘Unconstitutional Tax Scheme’

Capitol Commission Looking Into Monitoring Systems For Drones Near Capitol

Speaker Had 'Some Conflict' With Governor But 'We Found Compromise'

After Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers put the finishing touches on the new state budget in the wee small hours of this morning, the Governor was up early taking a virtual/zoom victory lap on all the major TV stations in the state.

1,800 State Government Positions Cut In Budget; Whitmer Says 'No Layoffs'

Extending The Long Arms Of Legislative Sergeants, More

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/24/2025) If the state Legislature and Executive fail to pass a budget or continuation resolution before...