Michigan GOP lawmakers pass bills before Dem governor starts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans early Friday voted to automatically give themselves the authority to intervene in court cases and were preparing to pass...
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Michigan jobless rate unchanged at 3.9 percent in November
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state says Michigan’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in November, unchanged from October. Gov. Rick Snyder hailed the results Wednesday,...
Michigan House votes to shield nonprofit donors
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Legislation nearing the desk of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder would make it a crime for government agencies to require the disclosure...
Michigan lawmakers require A-through-F grades for schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature has narrowly approved a bill to evaluate public schools with letter grades. The legislation cleared the Senate...
Dems rip Gov. Snyder for gutting wage, benefit laws
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats are blasting Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for signing Republican-backed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise the minimum...
Michigan Legislature OKs bill to regulate dog sales
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have voted to regulate dog sales and restrict local bans on pet shops, advancing bills that are backed by...
Michigan GOP advances bill to make ballot drives harder
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans moved Wednesday to curtail ballot initiatives by advancing a measure limiting how many signatures could come from any one...
Snyder signs bills to ease shift to 5G wireless technology
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation to ease the wireless industry’s shift to next-generation technology in Michigan. The laws enacted Wednesday...
Snyder: Fee hikes important but won’t ‘horsetrade’ for votes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says he won’t sign bills he may not like in exchange for the Republican-controlled Legislature passing trash and...
GOP-led Michigan Senate OKs bill to strip Democrat’s power
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to strip campaign finance oversight from the secretary of state and have a bipartisan commission handle...