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Lansing: Bills to Fix Michigan’s Prison Staffing Crisis Stuck in House Clerk’s Office for 17 Months
Three bills that passed the Michigan Legislature to improve corrections officer retirement benefits have sat in the House clerk's office for 17 months. Speaker Matt Hall ordered them withheld after Republicans took the House. The Senate sued to force transmission, and the Michigan Supreme Court is weighing the case.
3h ago·Michigan Capitol·1 source - politics
Kalamazoo County Families to Receive $7,500 in Cash Benefits Through Expanded Rx Kids Program
Rx Kids cash prescription program expands to Galesburg, Oshtemo, and Wakeshma Townships starting June 1. Eligible Kalamazoo County families will receive $7,500 in cash benefits through the state-funded maternal health program.
4d ago·Michigan Capitol·1 source - courts
Michigan Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether Legislature Can Be Bound by Previous Term's Bills
Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this May in a legal battle between the Senate and House over whether nine bills passed during the 2023-2024 session must be delivered to Governor Whitmer. The bills cover public employee health care, corrections officer retirements, and wage garnishment rules.
April 7, 2026·Michigan Capitol·5 sources - governor
U.S. Education Secretary McMahon Urges Michigan to Join Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Metro Detroit and urged Governor Whitmer to join a federal tax credit scholarship program that would allow donors to receive tax benefits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship funds for K-12 students.
March 31, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources