State Legislature

Democratic State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet’s victory in the race for Michigan’s eighth congressional district seat sets up a race for her old state Senate seat.

The trio of bills would create the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council. The groups would work together to try and set upper payment limits, effectively capping the cost of medications.

The Legislature is all but officially done for 2023. That’s as House Democrats are about to lose their majority once two members resign to assume new positions as their hometown mayors.

It would repeal several laws and state rules dealing with abortion.

Michigan is the only state that doesn’t have a statewide code for regulating septic systems, and past attempts to implement one have failed.

A state lawmaker says the work on changing Michigan’s no fault auto insurance system isn’t over yet. Major changes to the state’s car insurance system…

The Legislature returns to the state Capitol tomorrow. The state House was intently focused on the effort to bring down insurance rates by allowing…

The state Legislature has several bills in the works that would limit local government authority.Several preemption bills passed the state Senate this…

Top lawmakers in the state Legislature have reached a tentative agreement with Governor Rick Snyder about changes to the state’s teacher retirement…

A bill before a state House committee would allow residents of a community to sue and be reimbursed for the costs of challenging a local gun ordinance.…