Blog categorized as State Government

Prescription drug affordability and other bills that are in progress will be prioritized in 2024, said Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids)

A new four-year, $3 million grant could make Michigan’s impressive rock repository more impressive.

The surface parking lots between the Ottawa Building and the Hall of Justice in downtown Lansing would be transformed into park space, complete with an amphitheater, sculpture garden and possibly another memorial, under a concept the Michigan State Capitol Commission is exploring.

The state is now one step closer to six new recognized religious holidays, after the full six-bill package establishing Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and other religious holidays passed the House, despite one absent Democratic member.

An email chain that included a statement from an unpaid advisor to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy that showed up in Greek characters during a FOIA response was a coding glitch that can occur when messages are cut and pasted from some Microsoft word programs into an email.