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Michigan House bill would allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. Anna Liz Nicholas Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich.— Those working the late shift could catch last call and bars could pocket extra sales after missing out heavily during coronavirus restrictions under legislation under consideration in Michigan that would allow alcohol sales at bars and restaurants until 4 a.m. Bill sponsor Rep. Ryan Berman testified in front of a state House committee last week that the measure would allow local municipalities to adopt their own rules to extend the pre-pandemic cutoff of 2 a.m...

Michigan House panel takes another go at DUI expungement bills Lansing — A Michigan House panel has pushed new bills through committee that would allow for the expungement of first-time offenses for driving while intoxicated.  The passage through the House Judiciary Committee comes less than two months after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in January declined to sign similar bills, exercising a "pocket veto" by allowing the deadline for signing to pass.  Whitmer's office did not explain why she vetoed the bills, which passed last year by large margins in the House and Senate that included Democr...

Sexual assault legislation reintroduced one year after investigation into late University of Michigan athletic doctor Updated Feb 20, 2021; Posted Feb 20, 2021 Former football player Jon Vaughn speaks during a press conference on the Michigan Capitol steps Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 in support of legislation that would lift the statute of limitations for sexual abuse under the guise of medical treatment for one year. The legislation was inspired by survivors who were sexually abused by former University of Michigan doctor Robert Anderson. Facebook Share LANSING, MI — Two members of Michiga...

A sexual assault legislative package has been re-introduced in the Michigan Legislature one year after the University of Michigan's investigation into former university physician Robert Anderson.

5 things the Michigan Legislature failed to address in 2020 Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 Protesters congregate at the Capitol Building during a protest against emergency business shutdown orders amid the coronavirus pandemic in Lansing on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Neil Blake | MLive.com Facebook Share LANSING, MI - The legislative agendas of Lee Chatfield and Mike Shirkey looked very different in 2020 than they did in 2019. With COVID-19 dominating every aspect of life in 2020, the Republican leaders in the Michigan Legislature shifted focus to address the pandemic. While they ...