Democratic Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks says she’s not willing to let bad blood with Republican House leaders block good policy next year.
Tensions between the two Lansing chambers began early as the Senate sued the House in February for refusing to deliver nine legislature-passed bills to the governor.
Brinks blames House leadership for passing the fewest number of bills in state history. But she says work is still possible:
“I reject that that will be a barrier to us as Democrats and any other person here, Republicans included, in being committed to doing what we still can that is to benefit the people of our state.”
Brinks says priorities for next year include passing a new state budget on time.
