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The bi-partisan effort by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-Waucedah Twp.) and Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) to convince the prior legislature to adopt a long-awaited Freedom of Information Act expansion to the governor's office and Legislature never reached the finish line.

The Senate Democratic Fund could face a $1 million fine if the Bureau of Elections finds it improperly shielded a last-minute loan from campaign finance reports.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 01/20/2023) The number of committees and appropriations subcommittees Senators and House members are sitting on is getting larger, as is the gap between the number of panels a majority member serves on and the number a minority member serves on.

House Minority Leader Donna Lasinski (D-Scio Twp.) said she believes the incoming Democratic majority will take a much more hands-on approach to session than the Republican majority in 2022, though it may take a few months to get their legs underneath them.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's double-digit win on Tuesday has shot her near the top of national lists for potential presidential candidates in 2024.