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The amendment would restore Republican cuts to the Michigan AG's office budget.

HB 4061 designates a portion of M-53 as the "Chief Petty Officer Jason Freiwald Memorial Highway".

The Invocation given by Pastor Gregory Timmons from the Calvary United Methodist church of Flint, MI. Guest of State Representative John Cherry.

Yesterday, the Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved House Bills 4001-4002, a bipartisan plan for civil asset forfeiture reform. Michigan law enforcement agencies reported confiscating $13.1 million in cash and property through civil asset forfeiture in 2017. In over 200 of those cases, people who were later found not guilty were still forced to forfeit their property. Additionally, there were 736 cases in which property was forfeited and criminal charges were never even filed.

House Republicans approved a resolution to reject Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent executive order which, among other things, eliminates three review boards the Legislature imposed last year. These review boards allow corporate representatives to oversee the DEQ, now called EGLE under the Governor’s reorganization plan, and its permitting process.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address, outlining her vision for the state and calling for bipartisan collaboration to address the issues facing Michigan’s working families.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address, outlining her vision for the state and calling for bipartisan collaboration to address the issues facing Michigan’s working families.

A package of bills passed the Michigan House today which would raise the age for automatic prosecution as an adult from seventeen to eighteen. Currently, Michigan is one of only four remaining states that automatically considers seventeen-year-olds to be adults for criminal offenses, including Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin. House Bills 4133-4146 and 4443 are have been sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yesterday, the House of Representatives finished passing the collection of bills comprising the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget. Despite House Democrats introducing a number of amendments, House Republicans ultimately rejected them, resulting in budgets that fail to adequately fund road repairs, schools, or the infrastructure upgrades needed to ensure Michiganders have access to clean water.

HR 79 declares April 25, 2019, as Distracted Driving Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address, outlining her vision for the state and calling for bipartisan collaboration to address the issues facing Michigan’s working families.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address, outlining her vision for the state and calling for bipartisan collaboration to address the issues facing Michigan’s working families.

Manish Mehta from the Jain Society of Greater Detroit gives the Invocation to open the Michigan House of representative session. He is a guest of Democratic Leader Christin Greig.

HR 86 declares May 6-12, 2019, as Nurses Week in the state of Michigan.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State of the State address, outlining her vision for the state and calling for bipartisan collaboration to address the issues facing Michigan’s working families.

HR 85 declares May 2019 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Michigan.