Michigan Legislature

Michigan’s Legislature early Wednesday passed a bill to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic after the state…

State lawmakers tapped into federal COVID-19 relief money and the state’s “rainy day” savings fund to adopt a finalized budget plan Wednesday and send the…

The Michigan Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill to lift a new July 1 deadline by which it is supposed to send a budget to Gov. Gretchen…

The state may give itself a reprieve from the July first deadline to wrap up the budget. The state Senate adopted a bill today to lift the deadline this…

Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature are urging a judge to strike down stay-home orders and other restrictions related to the coronavirus.…

The Republican-led Legislature has passed legislation that would restore more than half of the proposed spending that was vetoed by Democratic Gov.…

A budget standoff between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is unlikely to be resolved until December at the…

So-called Raise the Age bills are tee’d up for the governor’s desk. The House and Senate passed their versions of the bills today. Now lawmakers will work…

Medical experts in Michigan say reducing the stigma of HIV is key to stopping the spread of the disease.A package of bills in the state Legislature would…

Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and key lawmakers have struck a budget deal that includes using a surplus to boost road spending, school-safety…