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On Thursday, the House passed a Senate bill providing a $30 million supplemental appropriation to provide relief for Flint residents on their water bills.  A residential customer would be eligible for 65% of the amount billed for water from April 30, 2014 through April 14, 2016 when the current emergency declaration expires.  Commercial customers would […]

This week, members of the House Republican caucus unveiled their plan to help the Detroit Public Schools (DPS).  The plan includes creating a new community district that would be in charge of operations and education within the district.  The current DPS will exist only with the purpose of paying off debt.  Instead of using Michigan […]

It was announced this week that Representative Christine Greig (D-Farmington Hills) has been named assistant minority floor leader, replacing former Representative Derek Miller (D-Warren) who resigned from the House last week to serve as Macomb County Treasurer.  In addition to Representative Greig, there are three other assistant minority floor leaders; Representative Gretchen Driskell (D-Saline), Representative […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder announced that a special election will be held in the 28th House of Representatives District to fill the vacancy created when former Representative Derek Miller resigned to serve as Macomb County Treasurer.  A special primary election will be held on August 2 and the special general election will be held […]

This week, the House Elections Committee reported legislation aimed at finding a solution to concerns raised by local governments and the education community after Governor Rick Snyder signed campaign finance changes into law last month.  The bill would allow local governments and schools to use mailers and media ads regarding ballot proposals, as long as […]

This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reported a bipartisan package of bills seeking to increase certain speed limits throughout the state.  The legislation could increase the speed limit to 75 miles per hour (mph) on approximately 600 miles of highway and from 55 to 60 mph on approximately 900 miles of trunklines.  Additionally, […]

Former State Representative Derek Miller (D-Warren) officially resigned his House seat on Tuesday, February 2, after being selected as the Macomb County Treasurer last week.  Later the same day, he was sworn into office as the county treasurer.  Governor Rick Snyder may call for a special primary election and special general election for the residents […]

This week the Senate unanimously passed an amended version of a House bill providing $28 million in state funding for the Flint water crisis.  Prior to final passage by the Senate, several amendments were adopted to the bill in both the Senate Appropriations Committee and on the Senate floor.  The most notable change to the […]