Blog categorized as State Politics

Can We Lighten Up On The Legal Mumbo Jumbo? 

03/29/24 11:10 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Can We Lighten Up On The Legal Mumbo Jumbo? 
U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups are asking the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to lighten up on the scientific jargon when explaining permitting issues to the general public.

If Every State House Candidate Performed As Well As Whitmer In 2022 . . . 

03/29/24 10:55 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
If Every State House Candidate Performed As Well As Whitmer In 2022 . . . 
House Democrats could have picked up an additional 11 seats in 2022 if their candidates had performed equally well as the top of the ticket

Motown Sounds Good To Federal Court

03/28/24 11:21 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Motown Sounds Good To Federal Court
A federal judicial panel said Wednesday it has “no basis to reject” the Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission’s replacement state House plan

Scholten Calls GOP Focus On G.R. Murder "Horrible'

03/28/24 11:10 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Scholten Calls GOP Focus On G.R. Murder "Horrible'
Wednesday U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) criticized the politicization by Republicans of the death of Ruby Garcia, a Grand Rapids resident who was killed Friday by her boyfriend, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, an illegal immigrant

Teamsters Go Public With House Employee Unionization Project

03/26/24 02:58 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Teamsters Go Public With House Employee Unionization Project
Legislative office employees at the Michigan House are currently engaged in an organizing campaign with Teamsters Local 243, the union said Monday, confirming a report MIRS published earlier in the month.