Michigan Legislature

The Republican sponsor of a bill to forbid implicit bias training as part of licensing requirements for health care professionals called the training "divisive, Marxist mental poison."

The policy comes amid concerns over drug smuggling and is an expansion of an existing policy for standard mail in state prisons.

Democratic state lawmakers introduced an 11-bill package to expand vaccine information and access. More than 260 physicians signed a letter in support of the package.

More than 30 school districts in Michigan are suing over a stipulation in the state budget that requires them to waive certain legal rights in order to access funding for school safety.

A sudden, unilateral move by Republicans in the Michigan House to cut $645 million in funding for multiyear projects has incensed Democratic lawmakers.

The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on bills to limit the state attorney general’s powers.

Michigan lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require major social media platforms to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for anyone under 18.

Michigan lawmakers advanced a major overhaul of the state’s brownfield redevelopment program, expanding available tax incentives, adding new transparency rules, and creating a long-term economic development board. The bills passed the Senate with bipartisan support and opposition.

Michigan Republicans want the state Supreme Court to overturn a ruling saying that all bills passed by both chambers of the Legislature have to go to the governor.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, a Republican, says affordability is going to be a big issue in the 2026 election, and he wants voters to choose how to cut property taxes.