Michigan State Senate

The Michigan Senate voted Thursday night to outlaw so-called “ghost guns.” Colin Jackson has more.

A bill on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer would help ensure that juveniles accused of crimes have the same right to an attorney as adult defendants. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate sent the rest of the bills in a tenants’ rights package to the governor’s desk last night. Colin Jackson has more.

Bills to extend Michigan’s open records laws to lawmakers and the governor made it out of a state House committee Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A state Senate committee adopted new firearm restrictions Tuesday that are meant to make it easier to trace homemade firearms assembled from guns kits or 3-D printed parts. Rick Pluta reports.

The Legislature returns to the state Capitol today as lawmakers bargain over what to do before this session wraps up at the end of the year. One subject of negotiations is road funding. Rick Pluta reports.

When the newly elected are sworn into office in January, the Michigan House of Representatives will have Republicans in the majority. The GOP took back control of the House in November while Democrats retain control of the Senate and Governor’s office. The Democratic Caucus has chosen State Representative Ranjeev Puri to serve as House Minority Leader in the new session. In the meantime, there is a lame duck session to finish up. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak were joined by Representative Puri to look at environmental policy and governance.

Michigan residents could see their unemployment benefits grow under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

Time is winding down on the only period since the 1980s that Democrats controlled the legislative process in Michigan. Colin Jackson asked outgoing House Speaker Joe Tate about what he believes was some of his party's most important work in the last two years.

Bills to address inequities within maternal health care passed the Michigan Senate Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.