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The House Republican communications shop is promoting a claim that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's family leave proposal is an invitation for unethical people to use the 15 weeks of paid leave for "family vacations."

House members on both sides of the political aisle are stepping up to the plate and planning a legislative softball game in September, with the two parties facing off in Jackson National Stadium for charity, Bridge Michigan reported on Monday.

A slate of "harmful and bigoted" bills introduced by legislative Republicans, along with a slim and "struggling" majority held by House Democrats were among the stories that a pair of political observers told MIRS were the most underreported of 2023.

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) is no longer a registered voter in the 7th Congressional District, which she was elected nine months ago to represent, having moved out of her Lansing rental earlier this year and changing her voter registration to Holly in U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain's district.

After several decades of supporting mainly Republican legislators, entrepreneur and business community leader J.C. Huizenga has given at least $30,000 to Democrats in the first quarter of 2023, according to campaign finance reports released by the Secretary of State.