Michigan Senate passes increase to state unemployment benefits …
Dec 5, 2024 · Michigan could increase the value of payments and allow individuals to be eligible for longer under legislation that cleared the state Senate with bipartisan support Thursday. It’s been more than 20 years since the maximum weekly benefit rate cap has been increased, and sponsor of Senate Bill 40, Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint), told reporters Thursday […]
Michigan lawmakers consider bills to offer a ‘Second Look’ at …
Dec 9, 2024 · In the flurry of end-of-session bills descending onto the floors of both chambers of Michigan’s state legislature, lawmakers are considering bill packages to offer individuals in prison a “second look” at their sentences or productivity credits to get out early. Proponents of the bills proclaim that Michiganders want reforms to the state’s criminal justice system that offer second ...
Polluter pay package trimmed down as efforts move from the …
Dec 17, 2024 · In the early hours of Friday morning, the Michigan State Senate pushed forward on a package of bills centered on ensuring greater transparency and accountability from polluters, discharging the bills from committee and sending them to the House for further consideration through a party-line vote. Members of both the House and the Senate each introduced […]
Michigan lawmakers could crack down on leaving dogs outside …
Oct 2, 2024 · Temperatures are starting to drop for the year in Michigan and a group of state lawmakers have introduced legislation to firm up clear definitions of what appropriate shelter means for dogs in Michigan. Failing to provide “adequate care” for animals in a person’s care meaning sufficient food and water, exercise and medical attention as well […]
Senate committee votes forward bottle bill proposal amid criticism …
Dec 10, 2024 · Last week, members of the Michigan Senate Energy and Environment Committee voted to move a potential expansion of the state’s bottle deposit law back to the Senate floor following testimony from retailers, wholesalers, representatives of the beverage industry and environmental advocates. The proposal, introduced by state Sen. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo), would place the issue of […]
Some see presidential ambitions in Beshear’s creation of New …
Dec 8, 2024 · FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear created a political committee in New Hampshire this fall funded with $255,000 to support Democrat Joyce Craig in her run for governor of a state that’s known for its prominent role in nominating candidates for U.S. president. Beshear also traveled to New Hampshire in mid-October to campaign for Craig, […]
Michigan House unites to pass school safety package
Dec 11, 2024 · Under House Bills 4095 and 4096, all schools in Michigan would be required to adopt uniform terminology for emergency response starting in the 2026-2027 school year.. Michigan State Police would be mandated under the legislation to create language all schools use, so terms like “lockdown” and “shelter in place” mean the same thing across the board and law enforcement can respond ...
Trump’s lawyers ask Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss Fulton …
Dec 6, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is requesting that a Georgia court dismiss his long-standing 2020 election interference criminal charges prior to his inauguration set for Jan. 20. The latest court filing by Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow asks the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss Trump’s pending case, as well as the overarching Fulton County felony case that […]
Judges topple gun control laws as courts chart an uncertain path ...
Dec 13, 2024 · Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas outlined that test in the majority opinion, writing that “to justify a firearm regulation the government must demonstrate that the regulation is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” That has forced litigants and lawmakers to find comparable laws from 200 years ago to justify a new gun restriction.
State secures first construction contract in effort to address …
Dec 10, 2024 · A collaboration between Michigan, Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers (U.S.A.C.E.) aimed at keeping invasive carp and other nuisance species from moving into the Great Lakes is one step closer to its kickoff, with the project securing its first construction contractors. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources …