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Lawmakers to return to Lansing with criminal justice changes at top of to-do list

WEMU

The state Legislature plans to go back to its normal schedule this week.

       The state House of Representatives wants to focus on criminal justice changes and agriculture.

Republicans in the state House plan to keep working on a budget and road funding plan they can agree on along with the Senate and Governor Gretchen Whitmer. But they’ve got other priorities too.

Gideon D’Assandro is a spokesman for state House Republicans. He says the Agricultural committee will hold information sessions across the state to offer resources to farmers.

“This has obviously been a terrible year for Michigan’s farmers. A lot of them have been washed out by the rain and are in a really tough spot.”

This week, lawmakers plan to vote on bills aimed at preventing doctors from abusing patients under the guise of medical treatment. 

The state Senate will be back on its regular schedule on Wednesday. It will focus on the roads and budget.