Blog tagged as Legislature

Senate Passes Mandatory Kindergarten For 5 Year-Olds, 21-15 

04/17/24 12:18 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Passes Mandatory Kindergarten For 5 Year-Olds, 21-15 
Children must be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year if they are at least 5 years old on Sept. 1, 2025, under legislation approved in the Senate Tuesday, 21-15.

House Democrats Return To Full Strength 

04/17/24 12:11 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
House Democrats Return To Full Strength 
The House Democratic caucus has been returned to its full 56-member majority after Macomb County Commissioner Mai Xiong and Westland City Council member Peter Herzberg secured victories in their respective special elections Tuesday night, ending the temporary 54-54 split.

Senate Not Following Gov's MPSERS Plan; Other Priorities 

04/16/24 10:17 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Not Following Gov's MPSERS Plan; Other Priorities 
The Senate will not be following the Governor's proposal to spend anticipated debt payments for public school retirees on other education programs as part of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget

Challenge To 'Promote The Vote' Ballot Proposals Tossed 

04/11/24 03:34 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Challenge To 'Promote The Vote' Ballot Proposals Tossed 
GOP lawmakers' legal claim that a pair of voting expansion state constitutional amendments sponsored by Promote the Vote violated the Legislature's federal constitutional right to determine the time, place and manner of elections was thrown out by a federal court Wednesday.

Schriver's Primary Opponent Said His Tweets Embarrass The District 

04/10/24 09:40 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Schriver's Primary Opponent Said His Tweets Embarrass The District 
Randy LeVasseur, a real estate broker and attorney has filed to primary Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) in the 66th House District, saying that individuals came to him after Schriver’s controversial social media posts