Several incumbents are facing primaries next month, with the 107th House District matchup between Republicans Rep. Neil Friske and Parker Fairbairn one of the more hotly contested.
A House subcommittee brought bills that could change the process of becoming a licensed social worker back for another round of testimony months after its first hearing in November.
The leaders of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses are among the many incumbents facing primaries in August, though the level of seriousness will vary widely.
Rep. Bob Bezotte filed for reelection in the 50th House District after earlier announcing he would not run again and endorsing a different Republican for the seat.
Being asked if our organs can be reused after we die can feel morbid.
The court-ordered remedy map drawn by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission addresses the race-related concerns of a federal three-judge panel that threw out the group's first crack at redrawing Michigan's political lines in 2022.
The Detroit plaintiffs who won a lawsuit against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in a recent court filing that the remedy map adopted late last month would continue to violate the U.S. Constitution because it prejudices Black voters and favors incumbents under a racially gerrymandered plan already struck down by the court.
Detroit-area House Democrats who would see significant changes in districts redrawn this week by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in interviews that the new lines were surprising and somewhat disappointing, but they were ready to roll in terms of outreach in communities they don't currently represent.
Members of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Wednesday voted to adopt a Detroit House district remedy map for court approval, and days ahead of the federal three-judge panel's March 1 deadline.
Two bills requiring more information and a review of foster children in the state's education system were signed into law on Tuesday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.