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This isn’t the first time lawmakers have tried to distance serving members from the lobbying corps
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The goal is to make dumping in Michigan less of a bargain for out-of-state trash haulers
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Each of the spending items in the current book-closing bills was requested by the State Budget Office, which works under Governor Gretchen Whitmer
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The bills include measures regarding public employee health care and pensions, exempting public assistance payments from debt collection and allowing Detroit to ask voters to approve historical museum millages
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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation often requires lawmakers to sign NDAs to get details on economic development projects seeking state incentives
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Republicans expanded the roles of the House oversight and appropriations committees this year, possibly setting up clashes with Michigan’s Democratic governor and Senate
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Michigan is one of few states that don’t allow FOIA requests for the governor or lawmakers, despite years of trying to change that
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The deadline for having the new budget finalized and signed into law is the start of the next fiscal year on October 1
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The Michigan Catholic Conference calls for policies that keep undocumented families "safe and united"
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A federal judge has put a hold on the order. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office is working to figure out what the freeze would mean to the state if it’s allowed to go into effect.
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Peters led the Democrats' Senate campaign efforts from 2021 to 2025 and helped the party hold control of the chamber in 2022 before Republicans flipped it last year
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The complaint is about Benson’s decision to take questions from reporters inside a state office building rather than outside when she filed to run for governor