Policy Issues

Republican members of Congress and supporters of President Donald Trump, like U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, are to blame for the pending double-digit increases in health insurance premiums because the Republican majority in Washington D.C. has neglected the rising issue of uncompensated care, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. said Thursday.

Democrats Mobilize Around SNAP Funding 

Water Affordability Bills Make Another Splash In Senate Housing

Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor

Hall's Office Shooting Down Senate's Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees Upon Arrival 

No Kings Protests See Signature Gatherers Galore 

Army Corps Of Engineers Line 5 Permitting Expected This Fall; Last Permit Next Fall 

Legislation has been introduced to target the “demand” side of human trafficking or commercial sex. The proposed changes allow victims of trafficking to be expunged of crimes they committed while being exploited, and gives prosecutors tools to build cases.

The number of traffic crashes on Michigan roads has slowed since COVID, but the wrecks that do happen are more serious and more deadly, based on MIRS's look into Michigan Traffic Crash Facts data posted on the Michigan State Police's website.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 10/08/2025) House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said Tuesday he's open to working with the Governor on something that's been a part of her economic development wishlist since early 2024: the "HIRE Michigan" program. The plan would be to give away payroll tax exemptions to businesses creating new jobs in Michigan.   Hall's goal is to repeal the defunded Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund law and eliminate the Michigan

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 09/24/2025) If the state Legislature and Executive fail to pass a budget or continuation resolution before...

House, Senate R's Meet In Joint Caucus; 8 Session Days Added To House Calendar

Blanchard: Duggan Wins If Government Shuts Down, Calls Hall's Proposals 'Show Business'

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

AG's Legal Actions Against Trump Admin Preserves $1.8B In Funding

Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor) is proposing a constitutional amendment to require multiple state government branches’ approval before declaring a rebellion or invasion and legislation to prohibit local law enforcement from being used for federal immigration law enforcement. She also pushed for stiffer habeas corpus and Miranda rights.

Gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops across Michigan have seen the rise in what the Cannabis Regulatory Agency called intoxicating hemp-derived products that the cannabis industry believes are illicit.

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.

Michigan has 3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Indiana has 45.

Transgender students would be required to use the school bathroom of their biological sex as written on their original birth certificate under legislation that moved out of a House committee along party lines Wednesday morning.