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Jan 9, 2025 · Nessel says she won’t charge Michigan lawmakers who boycotted last days of the 2024 session BY: Anna Liz Nichols - January 9, 2025 As Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel discussed the accomplishments of her office in 2024 with reporters, offering status reports on large cases, her two-hour discussion Monday was bookmarked by condemnation of state lawmakers who boycotted the final days of ...
Michigan Senate passes increase to state unemployment benefits …
Dec 5, 2024 · Michigan could increase the value of payments and allow individuals to be eligible for longer under legislation that cleared the state Senate with bipartisan support Thursday. It’s been more than 20 years since the maximum weekly benefit rate cap has been increased, and sponsor of Senate Bill 40, Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint), told reporters Thursday […]
Michigan lawmakers consider bills to offer a ‘Second Look’ at …
Dec 9, 2024 · In the flurry of end-of-session bills descending onto the floors of both chambers of Michigan’s state legislature, lawmakers are considering bill packages to offer individuals in prison a “second look” at their sentences or productivity credits to get out early. Proponents of the bills proclaim that Michiganders want reforms to the state’s criminal justice system that offer second ...
Michigan House unites to pass school safety package
Dec 11, 2024 · Under House Bills 4095 and 4096, all schools in Michigan would be required to adopt uniform terminology for emergency response starting in the 2026-2027 school year.. Michigan State Police would be mandated under the legislation to create language all schools use, so terms like “lockdown” and “shelter in place” mean the same thing across the board and law enforcement can respond ...
Michigan Senate hits the ground running, introducing FOIA, …
Jan 8, 2025 · As the Michigan House of Representatives welcomed new Republican leadership to the chamber on Wednesday, the Democratic-led state Senate hit the ground running, introducing 15 bills, with some reviving key debates from the previous legislative session. While Democrats previously held a trifecta in Lansing, controlling both chambers of the Legislature and the governorship, Republicans won […]
Environmental advocates divided as carbon capture bills head to …
Dec 13, 2024 · Members of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee charged forward Thursday on a bipartisan proposal to grant Michigan authority over carbon capture and storage facilities, returning the bills to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation. Announced on Nov. 25, Senate Bills 1131–1133 look to create a state …
Court of Appeals hears arguments against Line 5 tunnel project
1 day ago · Attorneys representing Native American tribes and environmental organizations brought their case Tuesday before a three-judge panel in the Michigan Court of Appeals to challenge a 2023 permit from the Michigan Public Service Commission — one of three needed for Enbridge to proceed with its controversial Line 5 tunnel project. Enbridge’s Line 5 …
250K Michiganders voted early over the weekend, Benson hails it …
Oct 28, 2024 · Early voting, a constitutional ballot measure approved by voters in 2022, went into effect earlier this year, with Benson saying that in the February presidential primary, the total turnout for all nine days of early voting was 79,000, and 73,000 for the August primary. “Before this weekend, the record for the highest early voting turnout in a single day was just over 11,000 voters, and on ...
Clean energy laws and funding fuel Michigan jobs and economic …
Sep 10, 2024 · More than a year after 5 Lakes Energy released a report detailing more than $7.8 billion in federal investments available to fuel Michigan’s transition to clean energy, the consulting firm is taking stock of the state’s energy economy following the passage of multiple laws based on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s climate plan.. In November, the Democratic-led Michigan Legislature voted through a ...