LANSING, Mich. — Legislation recently introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives would update the requirements for individuals to serve as mining inspectors in the state, said sponsors Sen. Ed McBroom and Rep. Greg
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday took testimony from Escanaba City Manager Patrick Jordan in support of Sen. Ed McBroom’s legislation that would close the so-called dark store tax
Provides retirement debt relief and flood recovery for Western U.P. LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature on Wednesday finalized a bipartisan fiscal year 2021 budget that is balanced, on time, and increases investments to important
LANSING, Mich. — The bipartisan delegation of lawmakers representing the Upper Peninsula in the Legislature on Monday submitted a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer seeking clarification on Executive Orders 2020-176
LANSING, Mich. — The Upper Peninsula’s members of the state Legislature on Monday announced their support for a proposal on November’s general election ballot that would reform the Michigan Natural
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom and Rep. Greg Markkanen on Wednesday announced new legislation that would allow the state to sell the former Ojibway Correctional Facility, which was hastily shuttered by the
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom on Friday expressed concern over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent reappointment of Victoria Enyart to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. As a member of the
Rep. Hall, Sens. Nesbitt and McBroom: With UIA engulfed in customer service struggles and costly fraud, Auditor General must investigate In an effort to improve service for unemployed Michiganders, keep
LANSING, Mich. — A bill introduced by Sen. Ed McBroom this week would support private property owners combating shoreline erosion by specifying in the law that a permit is not
Senate bipartisan bills represent legislation acting on the recommendations of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration LANSING, Mich. — Six members of the Michigan Senate on
LANSING, Mich. — A plan announced by the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday would provide additional investment and guidelines for school districts to safely reopen in the fall,
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, issued the following statement on Friday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-114 and 2020-115 to reopen more regions and
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Ed McBroom that would rename a portion of M-35 in Forsyth Township as
LANSING, Mich. — Upper Peninsula lawmakers derided the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Thursday for its early termination of a lease to Saucon Minerals of the Groveland Mine property in
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, issued the following statement on Monday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a partial reopening of the Upper Peninsula, effective Friday, May 22.
LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Wednesday approved $524 million in available federal COVID-19 funds to provide financial assistance for front-line health care and public safety workers, including a
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ensure resources and protections are in place for individuals, schools and health care providers during the battle against
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom said Friday that he voted to create the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic to examine the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak,
By Sens. Dan Lauwers, Kevin Daley, Ed McBroom and Roger Victory There is a devastating consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the lives and jobs lost to the disease: the
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom on Friday reminded Upper Peninsula residents that up-to-date COVID-19 data is available free online. “I have received inquiries from constituents seeking the latest