(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/01/2023) (MACKINAC ISLAND) – When asked what could be the signature policy issue she takes on in her high-ranking leadership post, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) pointed to reducing prescription drug costs.

In Michigan, an estimated 3% of minors are protected from forced conversion therapy, but 58 Democratic lawmakers signed onto proposed legislation that aims to change that to 100%.

Legislation updating statewide car seat standards and age requirements, which proponents say should ease confusion for parents, was re-introduced today by several House Democrats.

Nurse practitioners (NP) in Michigan would be permitted to evaluate patients and to administer various treatments without having a contract with a supervising physician, which is currently mandated in the state, under legislation introduced in the Senate.

Within the next two years, schools and childcare centers throughout Michigan will need to convert to filtered faucets or filtered bottle-filling stations for drinking water, under legislation approved in the Senate Thursday.