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On January 9th at noon, the Michigan House of Representatives will hold their first session day for the 2019-2020 legislative term. Recently, Majority Floor Leader-elect Triston Cole (R-Mancelona) released the session schedule for the full upcoming year. The House is scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule except for the month of July and August, where they will hold one day each month. Additionally, there […]

While the holiday season spurs voices of “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” many around the state capitol are lamenting, “it’s the most chaotic and unpredictable time of the year.”  The Michigan legislature is in the throes of its bi-annual lame-duck session. With Michigan’s Governor’s office flipping control to the Democrats and the […]

This week, the House Regulatory Reform Committee approved two bills regarding the use and safety of consumer fireworks in Michigan. Introduced by Representative Jim Lilly (R-Park Twp.), the legislation is in response to issues that have come up after the legislature voted in 2011 to legalize consumer fireworks. The first bill aims to enhance the […]

When the legislature heads back to Lansing it will have a full agenda of priorities to accomplish prior to the end of the 2017-2018 legislative term. Additionally, the Republicans will want to check certain items off their lists while there is still a Republican governor. “Known as lame duck, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas […]

Last week the House and Senate elected their leadership teams for the upcoming 2019-2020 legislative session. The four top leaders (Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader) play a critical role in shaping policy for the state. They work together, along with the governor, to move forward with […]

Today, the House Republican and Democratic caucuses elected their leadership teams for the new term beginning January 1, 2019. Several of those elected are currently serving in a leadership position within their caucus and will begin their new roles next year. Republicans will hold a 58-52 majority in the next legislative session.  House Republican Caucus:   […]

Does Michigan tend to follow the shifting partisan sands of Washington D.C.?  You bet.  Over the past 50 years (25 terms) the Michigan House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives have mirrored each other when it comes to party control, with the exception of just two terms.  Prior to 1993, Michigan Democrats controlled […]

This week, the Michigan House Republican Caucus released a Progress Report of their 2017-18 Action Plan. The report walks through the main areas they targeted in their action plan and provides updates on the status of bills falling within each section. The main sections in the report, and a sample of their updates, include: Governing […]