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A package of gun safety bills has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature. The legislation was rolled out Wednesday, March 1 by Democratic leaders.Advocacy groups have ramped up efforts following the shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University. They’re calling for new laws to require universal background checks for gun sales, locking up guns when not in use, and extreme risk protection orders that would allow authorities to seize firearms in some cases.
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A Michigan proposal detailed Monday, February 6, would provide one-time $180 checks to residents, cut taxes on pensions, and increase tax breaks for low-and moderate-income earners.Michigan Democrats are celebrating the plan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says her inflation relief checks are the best way to help residents right away.
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The Michigan Legislature officially ended its session on Wednesday, leaving a host of priorities for next year.
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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.
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A legislative committee has adopted and sent to the Senate floor a bill to ban the state or a local government from demanding proof of vaccination against COVID-19.The bill was adopted by the Senate Health Policy and Human Services Committee Thursday on a party-line vote, and makes it illegal for a unit of government to create a “vaccine passport” or require proof of vaccination to access a public service.
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In an effort to improve maternal health outcomes and decrease postpartum mortality rates in Michigan, Senator Winnie Brinks introduces a senate bill to…
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Senator Winnie Brinks is co-sponsor of a bill requiring all Michigan police officers to complete violence training. This week Michigan State Senators,…