Policy Issues

Under the banner of lowering residential energy costs, House Republican leadership on Wednesday announced its commitment to repealing the 2023 law that requires electricity providers to run 100% on “clean energy” by 2040.

What brought Rep. Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) to testify to the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning was her TikTok feed.

Individuals staying at campgrounds don't have to leave after 180 days, as is the current requirement, if there's a local housing shortage, a workforce shortage, or a recent state of emergency, under legislation that passed the House Tuesday, 89-18.

Michigan’s attempt to enforce its gambling laws has triggered a growing legal fight involving the state, several financial trading companies and the federal government’s authority over “prediction markets.”

“Have you ever had the meat sweats?” Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) asked lawmakers in her speech during session on Thursday that urged members to support her package increasing education about menopause for physicians and the public.

The House on Tuesday passed legislation to set aside $152 million for new runways at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to accommodate the 21 new F-15EX Eagle II coming to the Macomb County base to replace the retiring A-10 Warthogs, although a source connected with the Governor's office told MIRS Tuesday House members “jumped the gun.”

A dispute over a state-funded study of Michigan's Native American boarding schools escalated Thursday as lawmakers heard sharply conflicting accounts about why a 300-plus-page report has not been made public.

Parents who were horrified after learning their children’s karate instructor was a registered sex offender helped spearhead bills that would prohibit sex offenders from working at or owning businesses whose services target children.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) became the latest candidate to propose eliminating the state income tax as part of an economic agenda that also calls for making Michigan a Right-to-Work state and creating a special state office charged with weeding out "waste, fraud and abuse" across state government.

Most Americans agree, 80 percent, that news is important, but the extent of the agreement ends there, according to a Pew Research survey. It isn't a one-off and help is needed from the Legislature to fix the problem.

Without Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) giving him days off for pre-operation appointments, Sen. Joseph Bellino Jr. (R-Monroe) said he could never have been an organ donor to his brother-in-law, to whom he gave a kidney in summer 2024.

A trade association cautioned about the impact on app developers as states consider laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages before downloading certain apps.

“How many of you guys think this plan has merit?” said 2026 gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan.

It's old news that America today is deeply divided along a lot of different fault lines.

Attorney General Dana Nessel launched a new reporting form to collect information from residents regarding immigration action in Michigan.

The objectives of ensuring candidates and elected officials' privacy while also making their areas of residence more transparent to voters might seem to be somewhat in tension. A Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) bill looks to move toward both.

Telemarketers peddling for-profit products to those on the federal do-not-call list with a fake phone number, a pre-recorded caller and no established consumer-business relationship face as much as a $75,000 civil fine under five bills that passed the Senate unanimously on Thursday.

If elected governor, U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) said he would support expanding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to records in the governor's office and publicly disclose all of his personal finances in the same manner he's required to do so in Congress.

Frustrations over how the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) classifies “rural” dominated Tuesday's House Appropriations hearing, as Rep. Phil Green (R-Millington) and Rep. Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) challenged the department on the criteria used to determine whether Michigan counties for sweeping new federal Rural Health Transformation dollars.

So far in the 103rd Legislature, Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) – one of the chamber's conservative members – has voted with the most progressive member – Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) – nearly 50% of the time.