CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES PFAS REGULATIONS U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) has introduced three pieces of legislation related to PFAS, or per- and polyfluoralkyl substance chemicals, calling on Congress to pass them following the Biden Administration’s...

MORSE WANTS STEADY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUNDING State money for community violence intervention programs designed to cut down on shootings in problem areas would be reduced in the Governor's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal, but the chair of a key...

  TENSIONS HIGH AS POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS CHANGES TO BE DEBATEDThere will be tension as lawmakers and stakeholders debate a proposal from Governor Gretchen Whitmer to redirect payments previously used to prefund retiree health care for public school employees,...

EARLY PAYDOWN OF MPSERS DEBT FREES UP $670M FOR UPCOMING BUDGET The anticipated 100 percent funding of retiree health care obligations for the state's public school employees means the state can reduce its required annual contribution to the Michigan Public School...

HOEKSTRA NAMED NEW CHAIR OF ANTI-KARAMO MICHIGAN GOP FACTION The faction of the Michigan Republican Party (MRP) State Committee that voted today to remove Kristina KARAMO from the chairmanship on Jan. 6 has elected former Congressman and U.S. ambassador to the...

WHITMER TO GIVE 6TH STATE OF THE STATE JANUARY 24TH Gov. Gretchen WHITMER announced last week that she would deliver her sixth State of the State address at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in front of a joint session of the House and the Senate.  The 2024 State of the State would...

BIG DTE HIKE MEANS $6.51 MORE MONTHLY! The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) unanimously approved a $368 million rate increase for DTE to fund utility reliability upgrades, a figure 40% lower than the $622 million rate increase the company initially requested....

Big Ticket Items Awaiting Action In Potential Last Session Week of 2023 While legislative leaders have not officially announced an early adjournment next week, a spokesperson for House Speaker Joe Tate hinted at the possibility Friday, leaving several significant...

Auto No Fault Bills See Bipartisan Support in Senate As DIFS Opposes Significant changes to the state's 2019 auto no-fault law cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support as the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is raising concerns about the...

House Panel Discusses Bills to Codify Telemedicine Access A package of bills to make telemedicine services more accessible and expand it for Medicaid and Healthy Michigan program recipients was discussed last Thursday by the House Health Policy Committee . The lead...

Loads of New Fees Rammed Through House Legislation that would extend sunsets for multiple fees and increase others passed the House last Wednesday on mostly party-line votes. Republicans voted against a series of bills that mostly extend sunsets for existing fees in...

Whitmer on Energy: "I'm Not Being Overly Prescriptive" Governor Gretchen Whitmer outlined two clear policy goals for this fall's legislative session on energy: requiring utilities to generate 100 percent of their power from renewable sources and putting the...