Blog tagged as Legislature

Hall To Be Speaker, Puri Minority Leader; More Leadership Posts Announced 

11/08/24 12:14 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Hall To Be Speaker, Puri Minority Leader; More Leadership Posts Announced 
Rep. Matt Hall (R-Richland Township), this term’s minority leader, will take the Speaker’s gavel come January, bringing an end to the first speakership Democrats had since Republicans took control in 2010.

14 House Dems Ask For Rule Changes That Shift Power To Caucus Members 

11/01/24 12:35 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
14 House Dems Ask For Rule Changes That Shift Power To Caucus Members 
Fourteen House Democrats asked leadership Thursday that the caucus vote on several rule changes.

Digital ID Proposed For Buying Beer, Wine, Smokes, Etc.

10/17/24 10:30 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Digital ID Proposed For Buying Beer, Wine, Smokes, Etc.
Michigan residents are getting closer to being able to verify their age when buying alcohol and cigarettes through an app on their smartphone or tablet.

Gov Votes Absentee, Takes Questions On Walz, MSU Trustees, Road Funding, Minimum Wage, More

10/09/24 05:02 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gov Votes Absentee, Takes Questions On Walz, MSU Trustees, Road Funding, Minimum Wage, More
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slipped her absentee ballot Tuesday into a drop box outside Lansing City Hall this afternoon, and conceded to the gathered media that she did not vote for a Republican on the ballot this election.

MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble

10/02/24 11:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) is making a new push to get lawmakers to a $3.9 billion annual road funding shortfall by year's end as a new County Roads Association (CRAM) report points to crumbling concrete.