Blog tagged as Legislature

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).

The Senate approved, 30-8, legislation stripping pharmaceutical manufacturers of their 28-year-old immunity from product-liability damages for U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs.

Rep. Joey Andrews (D-St. Joseph), who Wednesday voted yes in committee on a four-bill package shifting siting authority of wind and solar facilities to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), has ed ownership of a solar installation company in his hometown, called Parasol Solar.

Remember longshot recall attempts against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that went absolutely nowhere during her first term? Whitmer does because she believes the money she raised as a result of the recalls helped the Democrats win control of the Legislature.

The House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee took testimony Wednesday on a Rep. John Fitzgerald (D-Wyoming) bill allowing cities and townships to collect a hotel-motel excise tax