Michigan Legislature

Michigan legislation to repeal several abortion-related regulations got its first committee hearing Thursday

The House agenda this week includes repealing the law that requires schools to get a state waiver to start classes before Labor Day and legislation to set the minimum age to get married at 18 years old

State law currently allows parents to marry off a child as young as 16 with their signatureMichigan would become the tenth state to ban child marriage without exception if the bills get signed into law

Critics of the bills question whether they define conversion therapy too broadly

The bills spell out what the new changes mandated by the voting rights constitutional amendment

Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature said they were still digesting the contents of the report

The Legislature returns to Lansing tomorrow with plans to finalize the new state budget for the coming fiscal year.

Teachers and other school workers could have a bigger voice in placement and discipline policies under bills working their bills through the state House

Republicans and Democrats will need to eventually find common ground during this process. Without it, the state could face a potential government shutdown this fall