Colin Jackson | MPRN
MPRN Capitol reporter-
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The Michigan Senate approved bills Wednesday that would give state regulators final say in siting solar and wind projects.
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Spending bills totaling around $645 million are heading to the governor after passing the Michigan Legislature this week.
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The two-bill package aimed to create a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund to award grants to local governments in Michigan.
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The bills are part of a years-long effort to tighten Michigan’s sexual assault laws after high-profile sexual abuse cases came to light.
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Supporters say it's a responsible path to decarbonizing Michigan's energy sector. Business groups call it a 'policy straitjacket.'
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The study would look at data involving abuse, deaths, and disappearances at boarding schools were Native American children had been forced to attend.
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Legislation to support crime victims made it out of the Michigan Senate on Thursday. The package would give crime victims the right to testify remotely and have their faces blurred during court streams.
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Republicans in the Michigan Senate are sending a letter to federal and state officials urging the start of a pipeline tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac.
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“We are confident that getting 500 guns out of the hands of high-risk folks has made communities safer," says Michigan Department of Corrections legislative liaison.
