The Daily Telegram
LANSING While bars have struggled financially with pandemic restrictions for almost a year now, few establishments in Lenawee County think a proposed bill in the Michigan House of Representatives to allow on-premise alcohol sales until 4 a.m. once pandemic curfews are lifted will benefit them.
The bill, House Bill 4115, introduced on Feb. 3 by State Rep. Ryan Berman, R-Commerce Township, aims to allow municipalities to extend closing time for bars and restaurants that serve alcohol in their jurisdictions from the previous 2 a.m. cutoff to 4 a.m.
Berman testified for the bill in front of the House Regulatory Reform Committee on March 2.
Bars in big cities like New York, Chicago and Miami can stay open until 4 a.m. and a new bill would put Michigan bars and restaurants in line with that.
LANSING â The COVID-19 pandemic was just another way Northern Michigan was shown it has a big need when it comes to broadband internet access.
With the new session started in Lansing, 102nd District Rep. Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, is again making the expansion of rural broadband access in Michigan a priority. Recently, Hoitenga was appointed as the House Communications and Technology Committee Chair by Speaker Jason Wentworth.
Hoitenga will be chairing the House Communications and Technology Committee for a third consecutive term. She has looked to expand broadband access in rural areas by sponsoring legislation, cutting red tape and guiding impactful reforms through the committee process.
Lawmakers receive committee assignments in Lansing and Washington D.C. By Ken Delaney
Jan 22, 2021 2:33 AM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – As new legislative sessions are getting underway in Lansing and Washington D.C., committee assignments are being handed out to local lawmakers.
State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, has been named chair of the Michigan House Tax Policy Committee for the 2021-22 legislative term.
The House Tax Policy Committee is responsible for deliberating on generally applicable taxes on business, income and personal property. The committee normally reviews and addresses the practical procedure of taxes and any existing credits or exemptions, as well as handling various taxing issues related to the state’s sales and use taxes.
State Rep. Matt Hall to Chair House Tax Policy Committee
State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, has been named chair of the House Tax Policy Committee for the 2021-22 legislative term.
In his first term in the Michigan House, Hall chaired the Oversight Committee and spearheaded the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic - a bipartisan panel of House and Senate legislators tasked with examining the response of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her administration to COVID-19.
“I look forward to playing a lead role in approving common-sense tax policy reforms that help people and improve our economy,” Hall said. “I’m proud our House Oversight Committee was able to approve meaningful reforms that improved the lives of Michigan residents in a consistent bipartisan fashion. I will strive for the same action while leading the House Tax Policy Committee.”