Blog tagged as Democrats

2023: Fewest Unanimous House Votes Since 1849

12/01/23 02:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
2023: Fewest Unanimous House Votes Since 1849
The state House voted unanimously on legislation 19 times out of 586 roll call votes this year, the fewest number of unanimous votes in a regular session since the year after the U.S.-Mexican War in 1849

Married HD-13 Couple Dispute Old Criminal Charges; Are Modern-Day Feeders Of The Poor

11/29/23 10:44 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Married HD-13 Couple Dispute Old Criminal Charges; Are Modern-Day Feeders Of The Poor
A married couple who are both seeking the 13th District House seat say their last 30 years as productive citizens show they are more than the criminal convictions that sent them to prison in the 1990s.

Special Elections A Cost To Locals Without Legislative Change 

11/28/23 01:27 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Special Elections A Cost To Locals Without Legislative Change 

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 11/27/2023) Without legislative change, the cost of putting on this year's special elections will fall to county and municipal governments that run them, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Jon Brater told MIRS.  

 

He referenced two special ele...

Acquitted Whitmer Kidnap Plotter Given Proclamation

10/31/23 03:29 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Acquitted Whitmer Kidnap Plotter Given Proclamation
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's press secretary called for Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) and Leader Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) to answer for proclamations "saluting" twin brothers whose "government – state and federal – betrayed" them when they were tried for assisting in the plot to kidnap Whitmer.

Financial Disclosure Bills Expected To Move Quickly

10/25/23 10:59 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Financial Disclosure Bills Expected To Move Quickly
Legislators and statewide executives will need to publicly disclose their income and assets with the Secretary of State by April 15 under legislation introduced Tuesday afternoon and slated to be in front of a Senate committee on Wednesday (October 25).