SAGINAW – Governor Gretchen Whitmer arrived at Saginaw High School Thursday prepared to urge a group of college-bound seniors to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a mammoth form of financial information that can secure students thousands of dollars in scholarships or loans.
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.
Two bills taken up for testimony Tuesday by a House panel would replace Michigan's Economic and Social Opportunity Act with a new, but mostly similar, piece of legislation.
Corrections Director Heidi Washington told a House subcommittee Thursday an increase in funding is needed to assure the department has sufficient health care staff in the state's prisons.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday signed several bills, including two Senate bills that would revise how public school educator evaluations are conducted and lower the number of probationary years from five to four for a teacher to receive an adequate evaluation rating.
KALAMAZOO – Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she is not ready to announce when she would call a special election to fill the seats of Rep. Kevin Coleman (D-Westland) and Rep. Lori Stone (D-Warren), who both won seats for mayor in their respective hometowns during the November election.
KALAMAZOO – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to prohibit people convicted of domestic violence related misdemeanors from possessing or purchasing a gun for a set period.
Democrats and Republicans will seek to draw from deep benches in the Flint and Tri-Cities areas for what is expected to become a wide-open 8th U.S. House District race in the wake of U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee's announcement he will not be running for another term.
Bills that would prevent people with domestic violence convictions from possessing or purchasing guns for a period of time passed the House Wednesday with narrow bipartisan support.
Establishing the legal relationship between a parent and a child conceived through surrogacy and assisted reproduction was discussed at length by a House committee Wednesday.