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Puri Recommends Farhat For Reinstatement As Approps MVC
House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) recommended to Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) that Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) be reinstated as Minority Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
2 days ago2 min read
Judge Orders SOS, House To Work Out Training Materials Issue
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and House Republican leadership were ordered to work out their disagreement over the release of election training materials through a mediation-like process.
Jul 242 min read
Duggan: Legislators’ Salaries Should Be Paused For Missing Budget Deadline
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/11/2025 ) Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, an independent gubernatorial candidate, says his first act as...
Jul 143 min read
Rheingans Says Hall Is 'Platforming Nazis'
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/10/2025 ) Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor) said recently on a podcast that Speaker Matt Hall...
Jul 113 min read
Dems Reintroduce 'Teach MI History,' Requires Implicit Bias Training, Diverse History Learning
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/09/2025 ) Educators in Michigan would need to receive implicit bias training and lessons on "key...
Jul 103 min read
DGA-Affiliated Group Calls On State Senators To Support Gov's Road Plan
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/09/2025 ) America Works USA, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association...
Jul 102 min read
Psilocybin Decriminalized Under McFall Bill
Rep. Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park) introduced HB 4686 last month that decriminalizes psilocybin possession for those with a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.
Jul 81 min read
Legislators Married To Lobbyists Are Self Policing Potential Conflicts
Four state legislators reported a personal financial disclosure statements this month that they are married to lobbyists, a dynamic that - in Michigan, anyway – counts on the legislators themselves to avoid any conflict of interest landmines.
Jun 305 min read
July 1 Deal For School Budget Not Far-Fetched
July 1 Deal For School Budget Not Far-Fetched
Jun 263 min read
What Guardrails Are Needed For AI As Its Creators Struggle To Control It?
What Guardrails Are Needed For AI As Its Creators Struggle To Control It?
Jun 263 min read
Flashing Lights? Slow Down Under Senate's 'Move Over' Law Reform
The Senate Tuesday passed updates to Michigan's "Move Over" traffic laws for motorists who encounter pulled-over emergency vehicles with flashing or rotating lights, creating a new $750 civil fine for not slowing down.
Jun 243 min read
Bots Jacking Up Ticket Prices? Swift House Action May Mean We Don't Need To 'Tolerate It' Anymore
Bots Jacking Up Ticket Prices? Swift House Action May Mean We Don't Need To 'Tolerate It' Anymore
Jun 242 min read
MI Chamber Worried About Corporate Income Tax Increase To Fund Roads
MI Chamber Worried About Corporate Income Tax Increase To Fund Roads
Jun 243 min read
Cuts To U-M, MSU Can't Be Absorbed By Restricted Endowment Funds, MASU Says
Cuts To U-M, MSU Can't Be Absorbed By Restricted Endowment Funds, MASU Says
Jun 173 min read
First Step Taken To Prevent 34,000 From Falling Off Sexual Offender Registry
First Step Taken To Prevent 34,000 From Falling Off Sexual Offender Registry
Jun 172 min read
Testimony On Marshall Megasite, CATL Taken Up By Joint Legislative Committee
Testimony On Marshall Megasite, CATL Taken Up By Joint Legislative Committee
Jun 123 min read
House D's Introduce $24B School Aid Budget
House D's Introduce $24B School Aid Budget
Jun 113 min read
R's Want To Put ‘Vaccine Choice’ Into Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act
R's Want To Put ‘Vaccine Choice’ Into Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act
Jun 112 min read
Capitol Commission Adopts Secret Security Measures
Capitol Commission Adopts Secret Security Measures
Jun 104 min read
House Files Suit Against Benson For Defying Subpoena
The Republican-led House filed a lawsuit against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for her failure to comply with their subpoena to turn over election clerk training documents.
Jun 63 min read
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