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Mike Johnston, the Michigan Manufacturers Association's (MMA's) executive vice president of government affairs, knows of one change he'd like to see the state's corporate incentive program undergo.

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

The Governor signed the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) bills Tuesday, lifting multiple abortion-related regulations, like the requirement for abortion procedural clinics to be licensed as freestanding surgical outpatient facilities and detailed reporting mandates.

Since the Legislature adjourned for the year before Nov. 11, 21 legislators had plenty of time for the opening day of firearm deer hunting season on Nov. 15 to fill the freezer with venison.

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.