MIRS Articles Of Note

Elected Democrats who wouldn't be legally married without the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges took great issue with Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford)'s tweet that calls to make "gay marriage illegal again."

Proponents of a first-of-its-kind water affordability program in Michigan – funded by a $2 monthly charge on customers – are continuing their support in lame duck with a new version that keeps fee revenue in the region it came from.

Sen. Jim Runestad presented a letter Wednesday from the Michigan State Police (MSP) that it has no record of Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) reporting that a gun was pointed at her on the House floor during a COVID protest from 2020.

House Democrats conceded on Wednesday they will be working with minority Republicans during lame duck session as attendance issues have surfaced within the majority caucus.

A sociology professor is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday against the University of Michigan, claiming that tenured professors have been shorted pay because of the university's policy for adding raises to salaries.