Latino Caucus Hosts First Michigan Latino Legislative Day
LANSING — State Reps. Alex Garza (D-Taylor), Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown), Vanessa Guerra (D-Saginaw) and state Sen. Erika [...]
Capitol and Community News
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Hope on being forced to remove “gun-free office” sign
LANSING — Today, House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) issued a formal request to state Rep. Kara Hope [...]
Warren Honored as Michigan Trails Legislator of the Year
LANSING — To celebrate Michigan Trails Week, the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance recognized 14 recipients of [...]
Legislators Recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month
LANSING — State Rep. Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods), co-chair of the Progressive Women’s Caucus (PWC) Gender Violence [...]
Elder on “Tampon Tax” bill testimony
LANSING – The Tax Policy Committee of the Michigan House of Representatives took testimony on House Bills [...]
Robinson on potential changes to licensed professional counselor regulations
LANSING — This week, LARA will be holding a public hearing on a set of rules that [...]
Rep. Witwer Welcomes New Staff Member
LANSING — State Rep. Angela Witwer (Delta Township) has hired Sophia Rishar as her new director of [...]
Kennedy on Gov. Whitmer’s executive actions to fix the budget
LANSING — Last night, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued 147 line-item vetoes while signing state departmental budgets, before [...]
Lasinski on DTE net zero carbon emissions goal
DETROIT — Last week, DTE Energy announced a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions through its electric [...]