Michigan Legislature

In vacation hotspots, schools struggle to find teachers because housing is often well beyond their pay. A bill pending in the state Legislature would allow schools to build or buy housing for their employees. Some say that’s a good idea but wonder how it’ll work.

A lawsuit has been filed to pressure Governor Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election for an open state Senate seat.

A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee.

As the Michigan Department of State works to transition its campaign finance data into another system, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) is slamming the new platform, prompting the House Oversight Committee to look into how the funding for the system was being spent.

Renewable energy projects could lose their power to go around local zoning laws under bills that passed Wednesday in the Michigan House.

Legislation rolled out Wednesday would help lower-income Michigan households access safe and affordable water.

Illegally selling opioids like fentanyl would have tougher penalties in Michigan under bills passed Wednesday in the state House of Representatives

Partnering with foreign institutions could become tougher for Michigan schools under legislation that moved out of a state House committee Wednesday.

The Michigan House approved a plan Wednesday to use taxes on fuel and corporations to fund road repairs.

Michigan’s income tax rate could drop by a fraction of a percentage point under a bill passed in the state House of Representatives Tuesday.