WOZNIAK WANTS HEARINGS ON MDOT WORKSITE CRASHESRep. Douglas C. Wozniak (R-Shelby Township) today called on the House Ethics and Oversight Committee to look into a recent report that found the Michigan Department of Transportation didn't complete investigations...

MICHIGAN EYEING $15 FOR ALL WORKERS BY 2030 Michigan's $10.33-an-hour minimum wage will increase from around $12.25 to $12.30 an hour and tipped workers will see their base wage go up from $3.93 an hour to around $5.90 an hour by Feb. 21, 2025, under a Supreme Court...

MANY GROUPS HAPPY WITH FINAL BUDGET After the recent passage of the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, advocacy groups, agencies, and organizations mostly praised the spending plan. Monique Stanton, president and CEO of the Michigan League of Public Policy, said in a...

REP. NEIL FRISKE RELEASED FROM LANSING JAIL FRIDAY Rep. Neil Friske was freed from jail on Friday as an investigation into assault and weapons allegations continues with his attorney claiming his client will be vindicated. Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane asked...

BUDGET TARGET DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY Discussions on budget targets are ongoing, and sources speaking on background say there's still "a long way to go" before the House, the Senate and the governor's office reach an agreement. Among the key dynamics: Senate...

SOME HOUSE DEMS HOPEFUL POLICY BILLS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE The House will return to policy discussions THIS week after abstaining from committee meetings in favor of moving the budget. What will move out of committee and be taken up for a vote on the floor remains an...

WEISS, SCHUETTE TALK CONTROL OF THE STATE HOUSE House Democrats and House Republicans are both vowing to work hard until November to secure control of the majority. House Republican Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Bill Schuette (R-Midland) and House Democratic Campaign...

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...