MichiganVotes Bills

Bill moves Michigan away from merit pay for teachers

In the absence of merit, schools would be left to reward seniority Read more

Michigan’s 2024 proposed budget includes $2M for Detroit Grand Prix

Detroit Grand Prix proposed to get $2 million from taxpayers in latest state annual budget Read more

Michigan bill would conceal union political contributions

Under House Bill 4234, a union could double or triple its giving to preferred candidates Read more

Michigan distracted driving law could be cash cow for governments

As of June 30, any driver spotted with a cellphone in hand, even at a stop light, is subject to a $100 ticket Read more

Michigan House bill would allow college athletes to unionize, at an unknown cost

Collective bargaining agreements would have indeterminate fiscal impact, agency says Read more

Michigan’s $630M Ford subsidy is no guarantee of new jobs

The last time Michigan gave Ford money to hire 3,000 workers, it promptly laid off another 3,000 Read more

Michigan lawmakers neglect the dark side of solar

Low reliability and high subsidies challenge the claim that solar is sustainable Read more

Union-backed personal information bill passes Senate

Bill giving labor bosses access to nonmembers’ contact data is an ‘unwarranted invasion of privacy,’ says Michigan Association of School Boards Read more

National Popular Vote bill advances to Michigan House

If Michigan threw in its 15 electoral votes, interstate scheme would have 220 of 270 votes needed to take effect Read more

Michigan advocates admit solar still can’t compete

Two bills would mandate unlimited giveaways to homes, businesses that install solar panels Read more

Michigan bill bans PFAS in food packaging

Senate Bill 327 would give companies until Jan. 1 to stop packaging food using PFAS Read more

Michigan bills would make all juvenile crimes eligible for parole

Bills would make life sentences parole-eligible after 10 years Read more

Senate bill package expands Michigan’s green energy giveaway

Senate Bills 302 and 303 would allow local governments to finance enviromental hazard projects on individual properties Read more

Lansing is bogged down in symbolic legislation

May has 11 separate awareness-related designations Read more

Interstate voting compact takes another step toward reality

In Minnesota, ‘National Popular Vote’ bill is a governor’s signature away from becoming the law Read more

Michigan Senate enables state environmental regulations to exceed federal

Gov. Rick Snyder signed a ‘no more stringent’ law in 2018. Senate Bill 14 would gut it. Read more

Michigan Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday

Similar House bill sits in committee Read more

Frequently Asked Questions: The CapCon Guide to Lansing

Michigan sends 148 lawmakers to represent 10 million people. Here’s how to find out what they’re up to Read more

Highland Park bailout passes Michigan Senate

In party-line vote, Michigan’s upper chamber approves $20M water bill bailout for Detroit suburb Read more

Michigan House bill lets government schools deduct union dues from paychecks

House Bill 4233 would repeal prohibition on union financing through taxpayer-funded resources Read more

Michigan bill would require 100% renewables by 2035

Senate Bill 271 takes two different views on nuclear: It’s not renewable before 2035, but is renewable afterward Read more

Senate bill would turn public workers’ personal info over to unions

Government employees are exempt from forced unionization, but Michigan bill would require the state to give their contact data to organized labor Read more

‘We’d like it to be a mandate’: Michigan bills will seek 100% clean energy by 2035

Speeding Michigan’s energy transition away from reliables to renewables is the top aim of the Clean Energy Future Plan Read more

Michigan lawmakers have not tried to solve union ‘free rider’ problem

One in three bills in Michigan in 2023 has been labor-related. None try to solve a long-claimed problem. Why? Read more

‘National Popular Vote’ scheme would let California choose Michigan’s president

House Bill 4156 would disenfranchise Michigan voters in presidential elections Read more