Blog tagged as Legislature

The final pieces of the Fiscal Year (FY) FY 2024 are being put together this week as legislative leaders and the Governor's office eye next Tuesday and Wednesday for final action.

Local clerks would need to monitor their drop boxes with video cameras by 2026, under an amendment to the Proposal 2 implementation bills that passed the House and Senate Wednesday.

In an ideal world, the governor of Michigan would make at least $200,000 and the Attorney General would make closer to $250,000, the chair of the State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC) told MIRS Monday.

The disposable wipes in your bathroom or kitchen don’t seem that threatening when sitting on the counter, but Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-Mount Clemens) said they can pose a much bigger problem when stuck in Michigan’s sewers.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that sends Alabama congressional map makers back to the drawing board for not making enough Black majority districts throws the future of Michigan's Senate and, maybe, House map into question.