Michigan Senate

In an interview with the Michigan Public Radio Network, Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt said he’s disappointed with how Democrats handled business in 2023.

Legislation passed in the Michigan Senate Wednesday would give state regulators final say in approving wind and solar projects.

Legislation to ban discrimination against people based on their natural hair texture and related styles made it out of the Michigan Senate today [TUES].

The Michigan House Judiciary Committee sent a repeal of the state’s 1931 abortion ban to the House floor Wednesday.The law is now unenforceable due to a state constitutional amendment passed last year that guarantees abortion rights. But advocates say it should still come off the books.

A package of bills introduced this week in the state Senate seeks to help young people understand sexual assault and help survivors of sexual assault manage the process of seeking justice.

A bill filed in the Michigan Senate would allow more people to see some confidential children’s protective services case files.

An income tax bill originally meant to cut taxes for retirees in Michigan could be headed for substantial changes.That's because it's going to conference committee, where both chambers of the state Legislature can work out differences between their proposals.

A bill sent to the Michigan Senate Wednesday, January 25, would phase out taxes on public pension benefits and provide certain deductions for private retirees.The plan gives pensioners the choice to opt into a tax structure that existed before the system changed in 2011.

Michigan’s Senate approved around $220-million in spending Wednesday, January 18, in the first bills passed this legislative session.Similar legislation came up last month. But lawmakers adjourned for the session without getting it across the finish line. That left budgets including human services and environmental protection unfinished.

The Michigan Senate is preparing to welcome its first woman as majority leader in state history.Democratic Senator Winnie Brinks emerged out of her party’s caucus room Thursday morning ready to take over the reins of the chamber next year.Brinks says Democrats have a lot of “pent up policy” after being in the minority for nearly four decades.