Updates from the Capitol
Jul 29-Aug 4, 2025
- Whitmer and Gilchrist Fight to Protect Medicaid and Medicare on its 60th Anniversary
- Record-Low Number of Public Acts Passed in Michigan This Year
- Governor Signs Directive to Investigate Tariff Impact on Economy
- Senate Races Taking Shape in Grand Rapids Districts 29 & 30
Jul 8-28, 2025
- Michigan Revenue Growth Outpaces Projections, But Looming Federal Changes Could Offset Gains
- Minority Vice Chair Farhat Removed from Appropriations Committee Following No Votes
- McDonald Rivet Faces Challenger in MI-8 as Huizenga Bows Out in MI-4
- AG Joins Multistate Lawsuit Over Federal Freeze on $6.8B in Education Grants
- Governor Whitmer Announces $144 Million in Medical Debt Forgiveness for 210,000 Michiganders
- Semiconductor Setback: Sandisk Withdraws from Michigan Megasite Amid Federal Uncertainty
Jun 25-Jul 7, 2025
- Latest MEI: Michigan Job Growth Accelerates as Consumer Confidence Slips
- Federal Court Upholds Michigan’s Newborn Screening Program
- AG Dana Nessel Joins 16 Colleagues in Suit Against Federal Cuts to K-12 Mental Health Funding
- Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald Enters Attorney General Race
Jun 10-24, 2025
- Michigan Reaches Historic Low in Infant Mortality Rate
- AG Joins $7.4 Billion Settlement with Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Crisis
- Previous GOP House Speaker Tom Leonard Joins Race for Governor
- MDHHS Raises Concerns Over Proposed Food Assistance Funding Cuts
- Department of Insurance & Financial Services Selects Familiar Face as Senior Chief Deputy Director
- House Republicans Select 2026 HRCC Leadership
May 28-Jun 9, 2025
- Former Speaker Lee Chatfield Set for Trial on Multiple Felonies
- Families and Advocates Rally to Safeguard Medicaid
- AG Nessel Pushes Back on Consumers Energy $436M Rate Hike Proposal
- Opioid Deaths Continue to Decline in Michigan
- Rising Health Care Costs is Top Challenge for Small Businesses
