Michigan Legislature

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.

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.