Michigan House of Representatives

The package hopes to address concerns that the utilities and contractors are using political influence to avoid accountability

The bills passed Wednesday would raise some maximum sentences, require fines in some cases, and set new mandatory minimum sentences

Two Michigan business owners who allege they were targeted by the state for defying COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders testified today before a state House committee

Benson has already provided some of the material and says much of what the committee asked for is sensitive and would compromise election security

During his press conference Tuesday, Hall did say to expect a smaller budget going forward, but he denies the cuts would be drastic

The legislation would base funding on how much violent crime an area is dealing with. Places could lose funding if crime levels don’t go down

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The bill would ban public schools and higher education institutions from taking any grant funding from the countries designated as a "foreign country of concern"

Republican House Speaker Matt Hall said the legislation is a step forward for education in the state

State law says the budget director is supposed to issue a full accounting report by the end of the month. An open budget could complicate that