Blog tagged as Legislature

In 2013, Brian Smith's parents were killed in a car accident by a driver under the influence of a substance that is not detectable by any roadside test used in Michigan. This wasn't always the case.

New Senate bills give Michigan seniors and "vulnerable adults," who are unable to live on their own, access to a restraining order system under which they could petition against people they fear won't leave their property, or who have exploited them financially or tampered with their care.

Local governments will be banned from implementing election practices or policies that could arguably make it more difficult for minority Michiganders to vote under legislation approved today along party-lines.

A $305 million supplemental would replace cuts made in the fiscal year (FY) '25 budget for school safety and mental health as part of a bill package sponsored by Reps. Nancy DeBoer (R-Holland) and Jaime Greene (R-Richmond).

A Court of Claims judge Tuesday quickly quashed former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to force the Bureau of Elections from keeping his name on the Nov. 5 ballot.