Topic: Michigan State Legislature
The gray wolf has now officially been removed from the Federal Endangered Species List.. . What does this mean for the wolf? Wolf management will...
The Michigan Legislature thinks nothing of pouring money into private businesses in the form of tax breaks, grants or incentives. In fact, Michigan ...
Your Take: Emergency managers and tougher voter-ID laws are the latest efforts to thwart black voters.. . "Give us the ballot!". . Martin Luther...
Sunday morning liquor sales would be legal under bill Mich. lawmakers OK; bill goes to gov.Sunday morning liquor sales would be legal in Michigan under a bill approved Wednesday by the Michigan Legislature.The wide-ranging bill was one of the last ...
Ballot proposals for health care, gambling fizzle in Michigan as sponsors miss key deadlineMichigan opponents of the federal health care overhaul said Tuesday they will keep fighting the plan, even though their grass-roots bid to allow voters to weigh in on the ...
Michigan Legislature OKs bill that avoids further cuts in school state aid budgetMichigan's public schools won't get all of their financial problems fixed with a budget bill that sailed through the state Legislature on Thursday, but at least they're ...
First it was smoking in public places, and now we Michiganders won't be able to text while driving. Believe it or not, there's a Senate Bill in Michigan, currently lost to committee, that would restore the ability to buy liquor ...
Despite late flurry, relatively few new laws finalized by Michigan Legislature in 2009A flurry of legislation passed just before adjourning for 2009 saved the Michigan Legislature from its lowest total of new laws enacted in any year this decade.Michigan likely will ...
Michigan lawmakers approve another round of battery-related tax creditsMichigan's Legislature has passed another round of legislation to authorize tax credits to companies working on advanced vehicle battery technology and battery pack assembly processes in the state.The legislation overwhelmingly approved late ...
Federal Appeals Court Declares Michigan's Abortion Law Unconstitutional, Rules Too SweepingA federal appeals court Monday rejected Michigan's attempt to ban a procedure opponents call partial-birth abortion, ruling the law unconstitutional because it could also prohibit other abortion procedures.A three-judge ...