Michigan Legislature

A Michigan Senate bill would allow lawmakers and credentialed media to access some confidential children’s protective services (CPS) case files.

Michigan lawmakers could be setting a bill up to cut taxes for retirees, provide certain breaks, and spend money on economic incentives.

In the wake of the killing of Tyre Nichols by police officers in Memphis, Michigan lawmakers are once again looking for ways to curb police brutality.

Michigan’s next presidential primary could move up to late February under a bill passed in the state House of Representatives Tuesday.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the first public act of the new year Tuesday – a $1.1 billion spending bill that includes money for housing and assistance for businesses that suffered losses due to COVID-19.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer would like the first two public acts of her second term to be lifting the income tax on pensions and expanding the earned income tax credit.

A bill introduced in the Michigan Legislature would roll back part of the state’s so-called third grade reading law.

The state Senate approved $1.5 million for Michigan’s redistricting commission Wednesday as part of a broader year-end book closing budget package. The commission says it’s already spent around $432,000 since its budget money ran out in October.

The Michigan Senate passed spending bills totaling about $220 million Wednesday to close the books on the last fiscal year. One deals with general government spending. The other deals with education.

Democratic Michigan lawmakers say repealing the state’s “right to work” law is at the “forefront” of their agenda this term.