Governor Gretchen Whitmer is hoping to grow Michigan's defense and aerospace industries with the creation of the new Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation.
A Senate panel on Wednesday reported two bills that would require defibrillators in schools and standardize AED training for athletic coaches in high schools.
A nearly decade-long effort to update and standardize child safety seat requirements to meet federal guidelines is almost law with the Senate passing legislation largely along party lines Wednesday.
A Senate committee on Wednesday reported six bills that would add Michigan to a list of states operating under a state-based health care exchange.
Legislation to add flexibility for renaissance zones cleared the Senate in a bipartisan vote Thursday, moving the bill closer to the governor's desk.
A Senate vote Wednesday on noxious weed legislation meant to help monarch butterflies veered into a national security debate when Republicans sought to tie the proposal to bills that would ban sanctuary cities and stiffen penalties on the possession or sale of fentanyl.
The Small Business Association of Michigan has named six lawmakers it says had 100 percent "pro-small business" voting records in 2023.
The mother of a child recently filed a $100 million lawsuit after her child was beaten while staying as a resident of the state's only psychiatric facility for minor children, drawing a renewed call from a southeast Michigan senator to have a legislative investigation over patient care.
Republicans came away Wednesday evening unimpressed with the governor's State of the State address, calling her proposals unserious, unsustainable and little more than talking points at a time when Michigan ought to be focusing on long-term growth for businesses and families.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature completed its work on one of its top fall priorities Wednesday, giving final passage to bills that would quadruple the state's renewable energy mandate, create a new clean energy standard and move siting decisions for large-scale solar and wind projects to the Public Service Commission .