The top three state executive officers on Tuesday filed a joint motion to dismiss an amended complaint filed by Right to Life of Michigan in a lawsuit seeking to dismantle the constitutional amendment that made reproductive freedom a right in 2022.
The first bills of the highly anticipated school safety package received a hearing in the House on Tuesday.
The School Safety Package wobbles on a bipartisan knife's edge as Republicans continue to push for movement on the legislation.
House members raised concerns about how Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposals for universal Pre-K and increased funding for child care would interact with profit margins for day care centers. Those answers weren't immediately apparent to officials from the newly formed Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, but work on the subject is ongoing.
School safety is not a political football, Rep. Kelly Breen (D-Novi) said Wednesday.
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.
The proposed 2024-25 School Aid budget continues Governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration's efforts to fund preschool for every four-year-old in the state while also increasing funding toward students considered at risk.
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 House voted to expand housing tax credits to Michigan's 100 percent disabled veterans by passing HB 4724 with wide bipartisan support on Tuesday.
Legislation intended to make it easier for low-income people to file their taxes cleared its final major hurdle, passing the House with bipartisan support.