Colin Jackson | MPRN
MPRN Capitol reporter-
Democrats lost four seats Tuesday, and along with it the slender majority they'd held since 2022. -
Taking part in education or work programs could allow Michigan prisoners to reduce their sentences under bills introduced Tuesday in the state Senate. -
The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to allow trial courts to continue assessing court fees on guilty defendants for another 2 1/2 years. -
Michigan currently has no law against hate crimes. The closest is a 1988 law outlawing “ethnic intimidation.”
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The case rests upon whether a 2018 state law expanding the civil statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct applies retroactively. -
A new report from the state shows Michigan’s unemployment rate among women bounced back to pre-pandemic levels last year. But it’s not all good news. -
A new website hosts newly-required financial reports for Michigan elected officials and candidates for office. -
The latest proposal involves a new bipartisan committee to set the agenda for which bills come up for House votes. Normally the majority party sets the agenda on its own. -
The Michigan primary preceded next week’s decisive “Super Tuesday” when 16 states and one U.S. territory will host primaries and caucuses. -
A bill heard in a Michigan House committee Tuesday aims to give sexual assault survivors the right to have support during the investigation process.
