ROYAL OAK – Surrounded by families who relied on surrogacy and IVF to get pregnant, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Family Protection Act in Royal Oak on Monday.
A bill package intended to authorize contractual surrogacy relationships cleared its final major hurdle in the Senate following debate over the intent of the proposal and votes largely along party lines Tuesday.
Senators voted Tuesday in favor of allowing traffic enforcement cameras to be placed in construction zones to enforce speed limits.
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.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget is designed to build on the new and expanded state-funded programming and services established during the pandemic-fueled revenue surge but with more modest increases.
Public schools would be allowed the option to offer firearm safety courses as part of students' physical education curriculum under a bill introduced last week in the Senate.
Significant changes to the state's 2019 auto no-fault law cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support as the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is raising concerns about the potential for increased costs for drivers as a result.
Perhaps the most beloved license plate in Michigan history, the red, white and blue 1976 U.S. Bicentennial plate would be brought back in 2026 for the nation's semi quincentennial under a bill that passed the Senate on Thursday.
Michigan's education budget will rise to new heights in the upcoming fiscal year, with the Legislature approving Wednesday a 5 percent per-pupil foundation allowance increase while providing a slew of new or increased funding items within the first budget crafted under Democratic control in nearly 40 years.
Michigan took another step Tuesday toward allowing residents to join the organ donor registry when filing their state income tax return with the passage of trio of bills that would allow the change.