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New transparency bills in the Michigan House would stop lawmakers from immediately becoming lobbyists after their term—and tighten rules around gifts lawmakers and staff receive. Colin Jackson has more.
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A new state audit is highlighting concerns with the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s handling of fraud during the pandemic. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Democratic chair of the state House budget committee faces questions about a business she co-owned that helped clients seeking taxpayer funds for projects. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment for racketeering charges is highlighting Michigan’s role in the alleged plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Colin Jackson has more.
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Committee assignments are now posted in the Michigan Senate. The update allows lawmakers to start dealmaking and holding hearings on their first bills of the session. Colin Jackson has more.
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Republican-sponsored bills to limit the state executive branch’s emergency powers made it out of the Michigan House Oversight Committee on Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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A Republican-led state House committee held its first hearing Wednesday on bills to rein in executive branch crisis management powers, including the ability to issue sweeping emergency orders like the ones used by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to address the COVID-19 crisis. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Bills that would add more transparency requirements for state agencies and local governments made it out of the Michigan House Oversight Committee Thursday. We have more from Colin Jackson.
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A state House committee adopted two bills Tuesday to ensure that Michigan’s share of the national opioid settlement with drug manufacturers is used to treat addiction and diverted to other purposes. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A new state audit is highlighting problems within the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency during the pandemic. As Colin Jackson reports, the audit focuses the agency's on and offboarding process.