Legislation to permanently eliminate the 3% tax some public school teachers pay into a health care fund for retirement passed through the Michigan Senate along party lines Tuesday. SB 911, sponsored by state Sen.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate has passed a bill to expand voting rights and access in the state. According to officials, the Michigan Voting Rights Act, or MIVRA, is a sweeping legislative package that would:

Michigan’s Senate voted to pass four election-related bills that aim to counter voter discrimination on the basis of race, ability or language – protections already provided by the 15th amendment that the legislation is meant to bolster.

A four-bill package which would mirror the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 has passed through the Michigan Senate. The bills in the Michigan Voting Rights Act — Senate Bills 401, 402, 403 and 404 — passed Tuesday along party lines,