House races across the state are starting to take shape with the window for candidate filing closed as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lawmakers and statewide officers were required to file financial disclosures on Monday for the first time in state history, though the specifics of the filings were limited as officials for the most part don't need to report specific amounts of income.
A lawsuit surrounding a 2015 law that triggered an income tax cut has reached the Michigan Supreme Court, as the plaintiffs seek to invalidate a Court of Appeals opinion that held the rate was to be reduced for one year only.
Rep. Andrew Beeler is the seventh member of the House to announce he will not seek reelection this year.
Rep. Graham Filler will not run for reelection.
Two-thirds of the Michigan Senate Republican caucus earlier this month endorsed former President Donald Trump in his bid for returning to the White House.
Another House member is not seeking reelection.
Two more House members have announced they aren't seeking reelection in 2024.
One of the first former members of the House to file to run under the new term limits law that relaxed the limitation on serving in a single legislative chamber is Republican Nancy Jenkins-Arno of Clayton.
The 2015 law triggering an income tax cut does so for one year only, Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled Thursday, agreeing with the state in its assessment of the law.