STATE LEGISLATURE

Legislation to prevent deliberate falsehoods surrounding elections has moved to the Michigan Senate for a potential vote in the lame duck session.

Democratic state lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives have selected a new slate of leadership to help them navigate next year’s legislative session.

Michigan House Democrats have unveiled a proposal to bring the state’s sex ed curriculum out of the 20th century.

In party-line votes Wednesday, Michigan House Democrats concurred with the Senate on the final versions of two bills banning firearms from polling places.

Three bills approved last week in the state Senate aim to prioritize the safety of Michigan’s younger workforce through key legislative reforms to the state’s child labor laws—namely by increasing the penalties for businesses caught illegally employing minors.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she is focusing on areas where she can find shared priorities with the incoming Trump administration. 

With the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)  releasing two reports outlining the potential benefits of a state paid leave program, members of the MI Paid Leave for All Coalition are continuing to press lawmakers to move forward with bills establishing family and medical leave programs. 

Preliminary election results show Democrats will lose majority control of the state Legislature after Michiganders elected Republicans to take charge of the state House.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Saturday that she’s feeling good about the Michigan House races, with control of the chamber for the next two years on the line on Tuesday.

Control of the legislative agenda in Michigan for the next two years is on the ballot Nov. 5.