Schools drew one step closer Tuesday to being required to have defibrillators on site as well as having AED training for athletic coaches in high schools be standardized through Senate legislative action.
Changes to eligibility requirements for medically frail inmates to obtain parole overcame its first hurdle Thursday, with the proposal being reported to the full chamber despite concerns raised over bill language dealing with mental health.
A Senate panel on Wednesday reported two bills that would require defibrillators in schools and standardize AED training for athletic coaches in high schools.
Senate Democrats said Wednesday disparities in maternal health are growing in the state and must be addressed, which was why they introduced legislation that seeks to create equity while enhancing accountability for maternal health care providers.
A draft Senate map for the Detroit area drawn by professors at Michigan State University, done as a potential guide for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as they redraw the area under court order, could mean at least one open seat, an opportunity for a Republican pickup and some changes for incumbent senators.
A new report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan suggests that one of the most critical options lawmakers could take to address the state's primary care shortage is expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, an issue currently before the Legislature.
A bill that would modify eligibility requirements for medically frail inmates to obtain parole drew favorable testimony Thursday before a Senate panel, which was told it would enable more terminally ill individuals to be moved to facilities to obtain end-of-life care.
Senators voted Tuesday in favor of allowing traffic enforcement cameras to be placed in construction zones to enforce speed limits.
When Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed off on expansive recycling reforms in December 2022, she also approved a last-minute amendment allowing chemical recycling – a process decried by many environmentalists – to be classified as a legal manufacturing process.
Health care staffing shortages and an aging prison population are the driving factors behind rising costs at the Department of Corrections, Kyle Kaminski, offender success administrator and legislative liaison for the department, told a House panel Thursday morning.