Legislative

Untaxed Synthetic THC May Be Where Lawmakers Look Next For Road Money

House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) says he's hopeful the state government won't shut down after September. But if it does, "it will be because of Senate Democrats standing up and defending waste, fraud and abuse in this state budget."

This past week, Rep. Jaime Greene (R-Richmond)’s seat in the chamber sat empty as she traveled to Israel with a delegation of state legislators. Now, her committee sits empty of any bills. They were all removed Thursday.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/17/2025) Reps. Tom Kunse (R-Clare) and Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River) would like to end the Department of...

Attorneys Tell House Committee GOP Electors Case Was Political

Moss Says He Received 'Detailed And Specific' Bomb Threat Thursday

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A “credible” bomb threat was made to the Detroit residence of Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, the Lieutenant Governor disclosed Thursday.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/09/2025) The House Oversight Committee’s questioning Tuesday of Department of Health and Human Services...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/09/2025) For the first time in what seems like a long time, there's something that looks like positive...

Legal Quirk Lets School Officials Smoking Pot Near School Off The Hook

Rep. Joseph Fox (R-Fremont)’s HB 4024 to require schools to enforce individuals to only use the restroom or locker room of their sex assigned at birth passed the House Thursday, 58-46.

Former state lawmaker Jewell Jones was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he carried firearms and ammunition magazines into a Saginaw hospital.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 08/26/2025) Almost two months past the statutory July 1 deadline, the House passed a $54 billion omnibus...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wouldn't confirm her trip to Japan in September to reporters at an event Monday, but said regardless of where she is, she is always available to negotiate.

State regulators shouldn't treat cannabis “like it's plutonium," but regulate it based on the harms it could cause and not on “archaic” rules, according to Michael Bronstein, co-founder and president of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp, who spoke at a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) forum earlier this month.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed three bills Friday, bringing the total number of bills passed through the Legislature and signed into law in 2025 to nine.

Ideological tensions between conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats exposed themselves Tuesday in a House committee during testimony over revised legislation that would allow unwanted newborns to be deposited in a safety delivery box attached to a hospital, police station or fire station.

If the Governor, Senate Majority Leader and House Speaker have had face-to-face-to-face negotiations over the unresolved Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget since talks broke down July 1, no one is admitting it.

Civility is the secret sauce to an effective Legislature because being curious about your colleagues rather than judgmental can lead to consensus building, said New Hampshire House Clerk Paul Smith.