by Liz Gullett | Feb 7, 2025 | Liz Gullett
On behalf of the Michigan Senate, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Claims over bills that were passed at the end of 2024 but weren’t presented to Governor Whitmer. According to the lawsuit, the Speaker of...
by Liz Gullett | Jan 24, 2025 | Liz Gullett
At the end of the last legislative term, nine of the bills that passed the House and Senate weren’t presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her consideration. Over the past month, there has been ongoing tension between the parties over these bills, which remain in...
by Liz Gullett | Jan 10, 2025 | Liz Gullett
On Wednesday, the House and Senate held the first day of session for the 2025 – 2026 legislative term. During session, members of the House took a ceremonial oath of office, and both chambers adopted their standing rules for the term. As the Senate is in the middle of...
by Liz Gullett | Jan 10, 2025 | Liz Gullett
The majority floor leaders in the House and Senate released the session schedules for 2025. House of Representatives: Under his role as the new Majority Floor Leader, Representative Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) released the schedule for the first six months of the...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 20, 2024 | Liz Gullett
In observance of the holidays, MLC will be closed from December 23, 2022 – January 2, 2023. The legislature will officially adjourn Sine Die on Tuesday, December 31. This is significant, as bills that were signed by the governor this year that did not contain an...
