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
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, issued the following statement on Tuesday: “The Senate Oversight committee has spent many hours investigating allegations and events surrounding the November election. “Clearly,
LANSING, Mich. — Legislation that would allow the state to sell the former Ojibway Correctional Facility, which was hastily shuttered by the state Department of Corrections in 2018, was finalized last Friday,
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Friday finalized a bill sponsored by Sen. Ed McBroom that would rename the bridge on U.S. 2 that crosses the Escanaba River as the
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, issued the following statement on Monday upon the death of former Sen. Tom Casperson: “Sen. Tom Casperson was a giant in
State Reps. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, and Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, and state Sen. Ed McBroom, of Vulcan, last week responded to the governor’s recent order to shut down
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom announced Friday that a joint hearing of the Senate and House of Representatives Oversight committees will meet Saturday as part of a legislative effort to