Blog tagged as Legislature

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/02/2023) The road building lobby is following through on its desire to increase revenue for the roads by increasing the fees electric vehicle owners kick into state coffers.

The Secretary of State's office estimates state and local election operations will need up to $45 million to implement the voting reforms baked into Proposal 2 of 2022.

Legislative Democrats began movement Wednesday on what ultimately will be one large income tax cut/shift bill that is planned to include broader retirement income exemptions

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 01/25/2023) A year-end supplemental spending bill that is being used to steer $200 million toward what is described as the largest private sector investment in Upper Peninsula history was sent to a joint House-Senate conference committee Wednesday morning.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 01/20/2023) The number of committees and appropriations subcommittees Senators and House members are sitting on is getting larger, as is the gap between the number of panels a majority member serves on and the number a minority member serves on.