LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would update parts of the state’s commercial fishing law, which has not been reformed in 50 years and which
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, pictured right, welcomed Marquette County Veterans Committee Chairman George LaBlonde III to the Michigan Senate’s 26th Annual Memorial Day Service, held Tuesday
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would require that each member of the state’s Wolf Management Advisory Council be a resident of the Upper Peninsula unless
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republicans on Wednesday introduced MI Safe Drive, a budget supplemental that would dedicate $1.5 billion to fix bridges in severe condition throughout the state. “This is
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom announced Tuesday that he and Rep. Sara Cambensy will hold an office hour together on Friday, June 18 in Marquette. They will be
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom on Friday urged Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to reopen local branch offices for walk in service. On Thursday, McBroom testified before the House
LANSING, Mich. — The Legislature on Thursday adopted a concurrent resolution memorializing former Sen. Tom Casperson, who died from cancer last November. “Tom Casperson was my mentor, friend and a brother
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan businesses with liquor licenses would not have to pay on-premises liquor license fees this year and an on-premises spirits discount would be increased and extended under
LANSING, Mich. — Legislation introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday would restore a second seat to the 25th Circuit Court in Marquette County. The county is
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republicans on Wednesday introduced sweeping reforms to improve voting access in Michigan, ensure election integrity and restore trust in the outcome of a system vital to democracy
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Ed McBroom and Jeremy Moss on Tuesday testified before the Senate Oversight Committee in conjunction with Sunshine Week to support legislation that would increase transparency in state government.
LANSING, Mich. — Upper Peninsula lawmakers on Friday issued the following statement after state officials announced their latest attack on Line 5 with the so-called MI Propane Security Plan: “Environmentalists
LANSING, Mich.—The Senate on Tuesday adopted resolutions urging the state to authorize wolf hunting and trapping this year. “Allowing a managed wolf hunt is good science and good economics,” said Sen.
LANSING, Mich. — A bill sponsored by Sen. Ed McBroom that would enable communities to establish an alternative way of transporting individuals with severe mental illness for involuntary hospitalization was
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Oversight Committee on Tuesday issued a formal documents request to the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking intradepartmental communications between department officials related to
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom and Reps. Beau LaFave, Greg Markkanen, and John Damoose released the following joint statement on Thursday blasting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s quiet extension of 10
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom and Rep. Greg Markkanen announced Thursday that they will hold joint office hours on Friday, Feb. 12 in L’Anse. They will be available
LANSING, Mich. — Upper Peninsula lawmakers on Monday expressed displeasure with a recent Michigan administrative law judge decision to overturn a previously approved wetlands permit for the proposed Back Forty Mine
LANSING, Mich. — The recent veto of a bill that would have allowed first-time offenders convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) to have their convictions set aside is
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, and Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, issued the following statement on Tuesday, blasting a restraining order filed against Calumet-based Café Rosetta in