Blog tagged as Legislature

36 Percent Payday Loan Cap Approved By Senate

03/15/24 10:45 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
36 Percent Payday Loan Cap Approved By Senate
Payday loan operators in Michigan could not charge customers more than a 36 percent annual interest rate under legislation the Senate approved Thursday, 24-13.

Environmentalists Want Regulated Data Centers

03/14/24 04:44 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Environmentalists Want Regulated Data Centers
As a Senate committee moves forward in adopting legislation to extend sales and use tax exemptions to Michigan-placed data centers, environmentalists are awaiting guardrails to monitor data centers' water and energy consumption.

Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds

03/13/24 02:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds
If a child is at least five years old, their parents or legal guardians would be required to send them to kindergarten under legislation being spearheaded by Senate Education Chair Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia).

Former Legislators/Staffers Say Successful Staff Union Is Unlikely

03/12/24 02:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Former Legislators/Staffers Say Successful Staff Union Is Unlikely
Former GOP Sen. Wayne Schmidt and former Democratic House member LaMar Lemmons III, both of whom have worked on legislative staff

Michigan House of Representatives Staff Beginning Unionization Effort

03/08/24 11:15 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan House of Representatives Staff Beginning Unionization Effort
Some House staffers working under the purview of House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) have begun taking cards from employees interested in holding an election on whether to be represented by a Teamsters local, multiple sources have told MIRS.