Blog tagged as Legislature

Senate OKs Mandating Schools, Child Care Centers To Convert To Filtered Drinking Water

04/21/23 10:28 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate OKs Mandating Schools, Child Care Centers To Convert To Filtered Drinking Water
Within the next two years, schools and childcare centers throughout Michigan will need to convert to filtered faucets or filtered bottle-filling stations for drinking water, under legislation approved in the Senate Thursday.

Gun Groups' TRO Request Against Legislature Denied

04/20/23 09:22 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gun Groups' TRO Request Against Legislature Denied
A Court of Claims judge denied two gun groups’ request for a temporary restraining order against the state Legislature for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act.

Leaders Seek Compromise On Aggregates, Short Term Rental

04/20/23 09:16 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Leaders Seek Compromise On Aggregates, Short Term Rental
Two holdover issues from prior terms dealing with local government's control over private industry will be back in the 2023-24 session

Stone, Fouts, Green, 2 Others Filing For Warren Mayor

04/17/23 01:40 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Stone, Fouts, Green, 2 Others Filing For Warren Mayor
District 13 Rep. Lori Stone (D-Warren) is on a list of candidates who have officially filed to run for Warren City Mayor, MIRS learned from the Warren City Clerk’s office on Friday.

Gun Groups Sue House, Senate For Limiting Debate In Committee

04/14/23 03:17 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gun Groups Sue House, Senate For Limiting Debate In Committee
Two gun-rights groups claim in a new suit Thursday that the House and Senate leadership violated the Open Meetings Act