Michigan Legislature

Legislation to ban Michigan licensed medical professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with minors is receiving committee hearings this week. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan House lawmakers are renewing the effort to ban co-pay accumulator programs. That’s language in some health plans that stops copay assistance payments from counting toward a patient’s deductible. Colin Jackson has more.

A state House committee voted Tuesday for a bill to add Michigan to a compact of states that would change presidential politics. Each state would automatically cast their presidential elector votes for the winner of the national popular vote. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A state House committee will hold its first hearing today on a bill to repeal the nearly two-decades-old law that requires schools to wait until after Labor Day to start classes unless they get permission from the state. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Department of Transportation now has a full-time director after months under interim leadership. Colin Jackson has more.

A bill that would make it a health violation to declaw cats in Michigan has been introduced by an Ypsilanti State representative. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

The state House Labor Committee adopted bills Thursday to restore some teacher union bargaining power in contract negotiations. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Bills heard in a House committee Thursday would require written parental consent and another care provider in the room before a minor can undergo certain intimate procedures. Colin Jackson has more.

Bills to prevent further sex abuse, like that committed by former Michigan State University athletics Doctor Larry Nassar, passed the Michigan House Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Democrats are proposing to use a portion of sales tax revenue to create a fund to fight crime in Michigan’s most-violent communities. Rick Pluta has more.