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The first Democratic-majority Legislature in 40 years will officially end its session on Tuesday, the first time the House and Senate has adjourned before Thanksgiving since 1968.

A financial disclosure package didn’t appear on the House calendar Thursday despite being on it Wednesday due to internal disagreements within the House Democratic caucus about how far to go in demanding state public officials and candidates for those offices disclose their personal finances.

The energy reforms that moved through the Legislature Wednesday would cost the average ratepayer more than $100 a month over the next 27 years, under a modeling study conducted by a Minnesota-based free market think tank to be published by month’s end.

A three-judge panel heard from five members of the Michigan Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission (MICRC) Wednesday during the opening of the Agee et. Al v. Bensonhere.

Residents living on the cusp of poverty could only be charged 2% or 3% of their household income on their water bills if they enroll in a state program, under legislation that received more than three hours of House committee testimony Thursday.