MIRS Articles Of Note

Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a roundtable on human trafficking Friday that she’s investigated “so many” elected officials who solicited sex workers over the years that she doesn’t see legislation passing that would create escalated penalties for the solicitation of sex work.

As the story about the nine bills from last session sitting in the House clerk's office continues, MIRS learned Thursday of a similar situation from 15 years ago that may be relevant to the conversation today.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Thursday put a process in place that requires the state's electrical utilities to address how they plan on dealing with the impact of a growing number of electric vehicles on the state's electric grid.

An assistant county prosecutor asked the Michigan Supreme Court not to expand the eligibility of “juvenile lifers” to seek possible parole to 19- and 20-year-olds.

Senate Democrats passed a resolution Wednesday morning giving Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks authority to "commence legal action" against House Speaker Matt Hall and House Republicans over failing to present several of last term's bills to the Governor to be signed.