Blog tagged as Legislature

As 2024 comes to a close, Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) recorded the most liberal voting record for the second time in four years and Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-Brooklyn) tallied the most conservative, but both seem to be footnotes in a much larger story.

The Senate’s 29-hour long session saw more than 90 bills passed through third reading and ended with the announcement that the chamber will adjourn sine die on Monday, Dec. 30.

What happened with local tax and fee bills as the legislature wound down? Here’s a look.

The Democratic-led House's lame duck implosion wrapped up Thursday when House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) failed to come to an understanding as to what should and would be taken up on the floor.

The House adjourned for the second day in a row having voted on no bills after a call of the House was in place for about an hour and sergeants were unable to compel a single additional member to appear in the chamber despite several of them being in the building.