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House Criminal Justice Reports New Hate Crime Bills
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

To overcome the onslaught of misinformation around the hate crime legislation the House passed last year, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) has introduced a new set of bills aimed at protecting people from violence based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability.

First-ever Financial Disclosures In; Specifics Lacking
Monday, April 15, 2024

Lawmakers and statewide officers were required to file financial disclosures on Monday for the first time in state history, though the specifics of the filings were limited as officials for the most part don't need to report specific amounts of income.

Trump Hammers Biden On Immigration; Dems Call MI Visit Political
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS – Former President Donald Trump shredded his Democratic opponent's immigration policy Tuesday, calling the nation's southern border a mess that is leading to carnage in Michigan and across the nation at the hands of people in the country illegally.

Split Testimony Marks Hearing On Access To Records For Adoptees
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Supporters of legislation that would ease the process through which adult adoptees could access their birth certificates and other vital records drew divided testimony Thursday over the balance between the rights of adoptees and those of birth parents who wish to remain anonymous.

House Committee Takes A Closer Look At Housing Crisis
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Michigan is facing a housing crisis, and during a data heavy meeting, the House Economic Development and Small Business Housing Subcommittee heard about the challenges the state must contend with to solve it.

Whitmer Sets New Housing Target: 75K New, Refurbished Homes In 5 Years
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants 75,000 new or refurbished homes built in Michigan to replace or upgrade aging housing stock over the next five years, a goal legislators and those in the economic development sector said was an ambitious but attainable benchmark.

Election Realities Likely Mean 54-54 House For 5+ Months
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

A review of the multitude of new election laws enacted in the past five years is signaling that House Democrats will go much longer without the majority they won in 2022 than first thought, that the House could be split 54-54 perhaps until mid-May.

House OKs Access To Records For Adoptees; Oversight For Foster Kid Ed
Thursday, November 9, 2023

Legislation to make it easier for adult adoptees to obtain their birth certificates and other vital documents passed the House on Thursday.

House, Senate Panels OK Repeal Of EGLE Boards
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Bills repealing panels within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy that were designed to provide oversight on rules and permitting processes cleared Senate and House committees Thursday.

Hearings On Maternal Health Legislation Continue
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Testimony continued in front of a House panel on Thursday on legislation to improve maternal health care in Michigan.

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