Medical professionals from around the state gathered in a Senate committee to testify on both sides of controversial legislation that could allow nurse practitioners to operate independently of physicians.
A Senate panel on Thursday reported bills to expand Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy rulemaking authority and to create the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office in the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, respectively.
A divided Senate passed legislation Tuesday to eliminate a committee intended to provide oversight of the state's environmental regulatory agency following a debate over the panel's effectiveness and the department's responsiveness to businesses and the public.
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.
Democrats continue their efforts in the Legislature to repeal three committees created toward the end of former Republican Governor Rick Snyder's tenure that oversee operations at the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
The Legislature completed its work Thursday on financial disclosure requirements for state elected officials to comply with a voter-approved measure, capped by some additional provisions being adopted this week to toughen up the final product in the name of transparency.
Legislation that would move siting for large solar and wind projects to the Public Service Commission drew one step closer Tuesday to being passed into law after a Senate panel reported the bills.
The latest round of controversy and infighting among members of an elected university board has resurrected a familiar debate: whether the frequent board-level issues warrant consideration of a constitutional change of the elected boards to becoming gubernatorial appointees.
Emotions ran high during a Wednesday Senate committee that heard testimony on a bill to provide equal insurance treatment for orally administered chemotherapy.
Senators passed several bills that would increase several fees and extend the sunsets on others Wednesday, a move that would allow items that had been built into the fiscal year 2023-24 budget take effect.