Ruth Johnson

Election bills are heading to governor’s desk after lawmakers reached a deal this week following months of negotiating.Republican Senator Ruth Johnson chairs the Senate Elections Committee. She says the bill would allow more clerks to pre-process absentee ballots two days before election day. In 2020, clerks could do that pre-processing one day before the election. It would also require county clerks to scrub the deceased from their lists of registered voters at least monthly.

The Michigan Senate adopted bills on Wednesday to expand I.D. requirements to vote in-person or to get an absentee ballot.The bills were adopted on…

A bill package making its way through the State Senate would provide new protections for victims of stalking, domestic abuse, and human trafficking. The…

Lawmakers in Lansing want to get rid of driver responsibility fees sooner than expected.There’s already a law to phase out the fees completely in 20-19.…