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A dustup in the Michigan House of Representatives over a spending dispute has pushed the chair of the House appropriations committee to step down from his position.
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The legislation would allow more local clerks to start pre-processing absentee ballots two days before an election.
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Michigan lawmakers moved forward with a billion-dollar spending plan Wednesday, despite opposition from at least one high-ranking Republican.
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The joint Capital Outlay Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday approved Senate Bill 78, which would allocate money for projects ranging from new high-tech learning centers to renovations of existing buildings. The bill passed with bipartisan support.
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Measures to restrict the state government’s emergency authority are a step closer to final passage in the Legislature.
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A bill in a Michigan Senate committee would require a study to look at the potential effects of building nuclear plants in the state.
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Tax cuts will likely be at the top of the priority list for the Michigan Legislature when lawmakers return to Lansing from their summer break this week.
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In the first phase of a study by the research firm Michigan Public Health Institute, 1,500 patients with catastrophic injuries from car crashes were found to have lost care due to changes in no fault law. That number has now more than quadrupled to 6,800.
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The judge who blocked enforcement of Michigan’s dormant abortion ban has refused a request to remove herself from the case. The motion was filed on behalf of the state Legislature’s Republican leaders.
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The Michigan Legislature can no longer adopt a ballot initiative into law, only to change it later in the same session.