Senate Appropriations Committee hears testimony on $2.5B water infrastructure bill
The state Senate Appropriations committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would spend 2-and-a-half-billion-dollars on water infrastructure.
Stay updated with breaking news from Jon Bumstead. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The state Senate Appropriations committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would spend 2-and-a-half-billion-dollars on water infrastructure.
The debate has waged in Lansing for years with one side pushing for local control and another arguing for private property rights.
The original sponsor of a bill made a shocking plea before the Michigan Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee today.
If passed, the Republican bill could impact thousands of additional students across two grades next year. Critics say expanding the controversial law is a mistake, given the disruption to learning among all grade levels during the pandemic.
9 & 10 News May 26, 2021 Update 5/27 – Republicans have revised their absentee voting bill to allow voters to write in their driver’s license or social security number instead of including a copy of their ID. Both sides of the aisle in Lansing have been calling for election reform since the chaos surrounding the November 2020 election. But it’s the details of the reform that have been highly debated and that continues as the legislature pushes a massive package of reform bills. “Bottom line is a lot of these bills will make it more difficult for our election officials to run their ele...