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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 253 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 253 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 233 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 232 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 233 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 163 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 162 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 113 min read
House D's Introduce $24B School Aid Budget
House D's Introduce $24B School Aid Budget
Jun 103 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 102 min read
Capitol Commission Adopts Secret Security Measures
Capitol Commission Adopts Secret Security Measures
Jun 94 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
Ice Storm-Ravaged Up North Schools Get A Break On School Days
Ice Storm-Ravaged Up North Schools Get A Break On School Days
Jun 22 min read
Hall Proposing New Regulatory Committee To Replace JCAR
House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said at a press conference Wednesday that a new, stronger regulatory committee is coming.
Jun 22 min read
Hall To Puri: 'I Don't Need You,' Fiery Quadrant Panel Takes Place On Mackinac Island
"I don't need you" is what House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said to his chamber's minority leader, Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), during a panel of the Legislature's top Democratic and Republican leaders.
May 304 min read
MIRS Insider Results: 60% Of Insiders View Hall's Job Performance Favorably; 2 of 3 View Puri's Negatively
What a difference two years can make.
May 283 min read
House Passes Ban On Transgender Students Playing On Their Preferred Sports Team
Banning transgender student athletes from playing on their preferred sports team based on gender passed the House Thursday.
May 232 min read
House Holds Benson In Contempt; She Says She'll Meet Them In Court
The House voted on Thursday to hold Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in civil contempt for declining to fully comply with previous subpoenas asking for election training documents. HR 117 was adopted by a partyline vote, 58-47.
May 236 min read
House To Senate: Fix Your Budget To Updated CREC Numbers
The House Republicans made a formal call to the Democratic-run Senate to amend the budget they passed last week since it no longer matches Friday's new Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) numbers.
May 224 min read
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