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Michigan House Republicans have proposed lowering the income tax rate for workers and retirees — a plan that could cost the state roughly $2 billion per year.
A wedge issue could break the November election wide open if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade and allows the state’s 1931 abortion ban to be reinstated.
The case against alleged plotters of an attempt to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been undermined by a handful of missteps and and behavior of FBI witnesses but buoyed by two plea deals.
In the last few months, Whitmer has talked less about the pandemic. While her decision to lift mask recommendation follows local health rulings, it coincides with rising anger over pandemic policies.
Stephanie Chatfield released a statement Thursday acknowledging her husband’s infidelities, including with sister-in-law Rebekah Chatfield. But she challenged Rebekah’s account that Lee assaulted her as an underage student.
Troopers have executed at least two search warrants in the past week of associates of the former House speaker, who is under investigation following sex abuse allegations.
The 13-member citizen panel has been beset with bickering and accusations of bullying. Now, a commissioner is suing the group on claims it violated the Freedom of Information Act.
Whitmer wants to eliminate the pension tax. The Senate wants to lower income taxes. Now, some legislators want to pass on the savings to animal owners.
The U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack subpoenaed former Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox on Tuesday, requesting information about Rudy Giuliani’s attempts to pressure state lawmakers into rejecting election results and appointing pro-Trump electors.
GOP lawmakers defend a measure that would require schools to publicly post curricula, book titles, writing assignments and other material at the start of the school year or lose 5 percent of funding. Democrats call it a ploy to politicize education.
Lansing has tax cut fever. Republicans want to reduce income tax rates as part of a $2 billion tax cut. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also is proposing her own cuts.
Anne and Rob Minard were senior staffers for the former House speaker. She ran a nonprofit tied to Chatfield that spent nearly a half-million on travel, while a business connected to the pair was paid $1 million by Republicans.
Almost 90 percent of all funding fueling fights over Michigan’s ballot measures comes from ‘dark money’ groups that are not required to disclose their donors.
Organizers with End Gun Violence Michigan are considering a 2024 ballot proposal if the Republican-led Legislature does not act on firearm reforms following a shooting at Oxford High School that left four dead and others injured.
Michigan suffered as bridge traffic was halted all week, with auto industry shutdowns resulting from shipping delays. The truckers were protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for them to cross the border.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requested the investigation after her office received reports ‘an unnamed third party was allowed to access vote tabulator component.’ The first-term Democrat suggested the breach may be related to ongoing attempts to undermine the 2020 presidential election.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey promised a hearing on ‘extreme risk protection orders’ more than two years ago. Gun rights groups are gearing up for a legislative fight as Shirkey prepares to finally make good on the promise.
Gretchen Whitmer’s $74 billion budget would be by far the largest in state history. But problems with roads, schools, infrastructure and broadband have been years in the making and became worse in the pandemic.