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Republicans Tuesday cast all of Michigan's 15 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump.

The House Democratic caucus's ability to stay unified was tested Friday evening as the 56 members faced an agenda of 120 bills after their Republican colleagues walked out in protest.

Friday night, the House ended a high-intensity lame duck week at 10:44 p.m. Because of the Legislature's five-day rule, this week was essentially the last week for the Senate and House to move their bills into the other chamber in time to have them voted on next week.

The Senate approved extensions to Michigan's Statute of Limitation (SOL) laws for recovering damages for sexual crimes, which was part of a six-bill package passed after 2:20 a.m. Friday morning.

State legislatures across the nation have seen an "explosion of lobbying" as gridlock sets in on Washington D.C.