Michigan Legislature

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.

A Michigan House Committee could forward a Republican road funding plan to the full House floor Tuesday.

The Michigan Senate passed its two-bill spending plan to close the books on the state’s last budget Thursday.One bill redirects money from the previous fiscal year to account for differences between planned and actual costs when it comes to Medicaid, veterans' homes, and other areas. The other refocuses $3.3 million in Federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds toward the state’s Community College Academic Catch-Up Program.

Michigan Senate Democrats announced a plan Wednesday they say will support parents of young children. The proposal, dubbed “Building Blocks,” falls into three parts.

Michigan groups that help provide public assistance with federal grant money testified before the state Senate Oversight Committee Wednesday. The committee focused on how groups that work in areas like public health and childcare handled a pause in their federal grant funding in late January, and are preparing for possible future cuts to that money.

A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would lower the state’s income tax rate by a fraction of a percent, from 4.25% to 4.05%. It’s a callback to a couple years ago. That’s when strong state revenue triggered a law that temporarily lowered the tax rate in 2023.

A Democratic state lawmaker has sponsored a proposal to strike the language of a dormant same-sex marriage ban from the Michigan Constitution.

A Republican-led state House committee opened hearings Tuesday on a proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The measure would also require people to show a government issued ID before they can cast a ballot.