Blog tagged as Legislature

Chatfield Investigation Now In Hands Of Attorney General

09/23/22 09:39 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Chatfield Investigation Now In Hands Of Attorney General
The Michigan State Police questioned "the oddity" of documentation kept by former House Speaker Lee Chatfield's family's school and found the former Speaker deleted text messages on his phone.

Governor Wants $500M More For SOAR Fund; House Wants Tax Cut; Senate Wants Infrastructure Money

09/22/22 09:17 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Governor Wants $500M More For SOAR Fund; House Wants Tax Cut; Senate Wants Infrastructure Money
The Whitmer administration wants the Legislature to put another $500 million into the new Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund

Brinks Banking On 22 or 23 Seats For Senate D's

09/18/22 05:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Brinks Banking On 22 or 23 Seats For Senate D's
Over the last 30 or so years , every time the Senate Minority Leader has appeared on Off The Record, he or she has waxed on about how the Democrats will take control of the upper chamber. They, of course, knew a lot of that was hype, but what else could they say?

Bill Keeps Local Governments From Regulating Autonomous Vehicles Until '27

09/14/22 09:34 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bill Keeps Local Governments From Regulating Autonomous Vehicles Until '27
As excitement and investments concerning driverless cars builds in Michigan, one bill is barring local governments from regulating or charging certain fees on these vehicles in their neighborhoods.

89% Of Past Legislators Could Run Again Under Proposal 1

09/14/22 09:23 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
89% Of Past Legislators Could Run Again Under Proposal 1
If voters pass the term limits and financial disclosure ballot proposal on Nov. 8, 89% of the 737 former Michigan legislators could run again for a legislative seat, according to a new analysis from the Citizens Research Council.