MIRS Articles Of Note

Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) announced Monday that he is sponsoring a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the landmark decision that cleared the way for legalized same-sex marriages, a move that comes after the Idaho state Legislature passed a similar measure this month.

The first Democrat to announce in the Macomb County-based 10th Congressional District is a U.S. Army veteran, bomb tech and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officer for the U.S. Army National Guard.

The founder of a national group of roughly 200 wealthy progressives said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “disqualified herself” from earning the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, if that's what she ends up seeking, by signing the bill that retains the tipped wage, SB 8.

The Mackinac Bridge will have a special "key facility" status under legislation by Sen. John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs), making it a $2,500, four-year felony to climb up its structures without permission.

Three bills that require legislators or executive officials from registering as a lobbyist for two years after leaving office and ban sitting legislators from registering as lobbyists in other states passed the House on Thursday with more than 90 votes each.