The bills ranged from new public education requirements to regulating peer-to-peer car sharing programs in the state.
Sen. Aric Nesbitt, who represents Michigan's 20th Congressional District, was elected into office in 2019. In 2023, Nesbitt was named the Michigan Senate's Minority Leader. He declared his candidacy for the governor position earlier this month.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a second-term Democrat, and new state House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, revealed the date for the event.
Nineteen bills that would, among other things, update Michigan’s hate crime law, criminalize sextortion, and promote school safety, were signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “Michiganders should feel safe whether they’re watching a movie at home or heading into the classroom,
The Senate authorized its Democratic leader to pursue legal action against the House for failing to convey nine bills to Whitmer's desk.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law bills that would reclassify certain crimes as hate crimes, replacing Michigan’s 1988 ethnic intimidation law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she does not want to pick a fight with President-elect Donald Trump, but she won't back down from one either
Michigan Gov. Gretchen is expected to deliver her seventh State of the State address on Feb. 26, about a month later than she has previously given the annual speech.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed new laws Wednesday that are aimed to increase safety in schools and communities.
The package of bills allows women to more easily access critical health care by lowering costs and cutting “unnecessary red tape.”
The Michigan Senate can now sue in an attempt to force the state House to send bills passed last year to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk.