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Michigan Conservation District Elections Plagued by Errors, Leaving Unelected Board Members in Power
Michigan conservation district elections have been invalidated repeatedly due to errors, leaving unelected board members in power and raising questions about oversight of these little-known environmental bodies.
May 4, 2026·Michigan Capitol·1 source - politics
Michigan Governor Signs Health Care and Local Development Bills Including Wood Duck as Official State Duck
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs three bipartisan bills addressing physician licensing through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, downtown revitalization via tax increment financing in St. Clair County, and designation of the wood duck as the official state duck in recognition of conservation success.
April 8, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources - Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan Lawmaker Pushes Stricter Penalties for Lake Sturgeon Poaching
Rep. Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) introduced House Bill 6409 to increase the maximum fine for illegally taking or possessing lake sturgeon from $2,000 to $5,000, following the discovery of a 71-inch sturgeon dumped on a Muskegon County road in July.
October 4, 2026·Michigan Capitol·1 source - Michigan Legislature
Michigan Senate Passes Bills Adding Corrections Officers to State Police Pension Plan
The Michigan Senate passed three bills 27-8 last week that would add Department of Corrections officers, conservation officers, and others to the State Police pension system. The measures aim to ease prison staffing shortages but face a difficult path in the House.
September 19, 2026·Michigan Capitol·4 sources - Upper Peninsula
U.P. Lawmakers Urge Legislature to Pass MDOC Officer Pension Bills
Four Upper Peninsula state lawmakers are calling on the Michigan Legislature to move bills that would allow Department of Corrections officers and conservation officers to join the Department of State Police pension system. The bills passed the Senate 27-8 last week but face a hostile House.
September 19, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources