Blog tagged as Legislature

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 12/19/2022) A handful of Michigan legislative Democrats were in the nation's capital last week for a national conference and also got an invite to huddle with President Joe Biden's staff working on common areas of concerns among the states. Along the way they also ...

(Source: MIRS.news, Published December 16, 2022) The Michigan House and Senate met fewer times in 2022 than in any calendar year since 1950, at a time when the Legislature didn't hold regular session on even-numbered years. Lawmakers only came in for a special session at the call of the Go...

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 12/15/2022) Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday she has “every expectation” that the incoming Democratic lawmakers will “at long last” allow a prohibition on weapons at the state Capitol.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 12/15/2022) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed more veto letters in her first four years in office than any Michigan governor in at least 100 years, and that's before she takes action on any of the 55 remaining lame duck bills.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 12/14/2022) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday said Michigan needs to “look at loopholes” in lobbying policies that arguably contributed to concerns that House Speaker Lee Chatfield improperly used his lobbying and campaign donor connections to fund lavish travel.