Policy Issues

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says what's lacking right now in terms of creating a new road funding plan "is a genuine conversation between the House and the Senate."

Banning transgender student athletes from playing on their preferred sports team based on gender passed the House Thursday.

In the same week that state revenue projections are slightly lower than what they were in January, Senate Democrats are hoping conversations can still be had around proposed tax credits for unpaid family caregivers and families with infants and toddlers.

Sometimes shopping from hometown grocery stores through delivery service apps, like Instacart and DoorDash, means a sales tax is charged twice. SB 229 by Senate Regulatory Affairs Chair Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) looks to prevent such double taxation.

Schools’ safety plans and drills would be subject to different requirements under a bipartisan package the House passed Wednesday.

The Natural Resources Commission voted to postpone voting on an amendment that would return the year-long coyote hunting season, much to the chagrin of conservation clubs in the state.

As some lawmakers explore the future of Michigan possibly having its own state-sponsored cryptocurrency, the Michigan Bankers Association (MBA) cautions the Legislature against pursuing currencies not related to the U.S. dollar and getting ahead of the federal government.

More Than Half Of School Bonding Proposals Fail

Senate Raises Their Hand For School Districts Creating Their Own Cell Phone Ban

All eligible vehicle registrations in Michigan must be charged to have a recreation passport to enter state parks, under a proposal by Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint) to generate $43.5 million in the next natural resources budget.

A K-12 School Aid Fund budget that wipes away $1.3 billion in one-time spending items in favor of more support services and infrastructure money for poorer school districts moved out a Senate subcommittee Tuesday afternoon on a party-line vote.

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission passed a resolution to oppose HR 28, put up by Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford), and a second resolution reaffirming their right to protect the civil rights of Michiganders from federal actions.

The Michigan Success Coalition announced support for potential legislation establishing a carbon capture and storage permitting program to be run by the state of Michigan after the House Energy Committee heard testimony on carbon capture and storage.

Apps created by companies with ties to unfriendly nations like China, Cuba and Iran would be banned from government-issued devices.

Line 5 Project In Mackinac Cleared For Movement

An audit of school buses found quite a few school bus drivers didn’t meet qualifications and the driver inspections were not done daily.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 04/102024)   The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) listened Thursday to protests about its process to...

School Lunch Lady Becomes The 'Bad Guy' After Federal Cuts

The state's transportation department will need $2.5 billion in extra investment every year for 90 percent of the road pavement it oversees

Michigan's 103rd Legislature has passed two public acts so far this term: the earned sick time and the tipped wage reforms, both filed and e