Updates from the Capitol: 2025
Apr 1-14, 2025
- 2026 Michigan Governor's Race Includes Many Familiar Faces
- Michigan Joins Multi-State Lawsuit to Block Federal Public Health Grant Cuts
- Supreme Court: Senate Lawsuit Over House Bills Will Go Through Usual Legal Process
- Ballot Proposals Brewing for the 2026 Election Cycle
- State Supreme Court Rules Mandatory Life Without Parole Unconstitutional for 19- and 20-Year-Olds
Mar 19-31, 2025
- Maternal Health Care Package Advances in Senate
- Brinks Seeks Supreme Court Ruling and Makes Senate Rule Change in Ongoing Fight Over House Bills
- Hillary Scholten Opts for U.S. House Reelection, Bows Out of Senate Race
- Michigan Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.4% in February
- MDHHS Announces Grant Opportunity to Improve Nursing Facility Services
- Senators Slotkin & Peters Seek Names for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, & District Judge Appointments
Mar 1-18, 2025
- Michigan House Declines to Send Nine Bills to Governor
- MDHHS Releases Public Health Data Dashboard
- Senate Fiscal Agency Releases February 2025 Revenue Report
- Justice Megan Cavanagh to Succeed Elizabeth Clement as Chief Justice
Feb 15-28, 2025
- Governor Whitmer's 2025 State of the State Address: A Summary
- Michigan Legislature Expands Paid Sick Leave and Raises Minimum Wage
- Justice Clement Announces Retirement from Michigan Supreme Court
- Hertel and Runestad to Serve as New MDP and MRP Party Chairs
Feb 4-14, 2025
- Senate Passes Tipped Minimum Wage Bill with Caucus Resistance
- Governor Whitmer Unveils Record-Breaking Executive Budget Recommendation
- Tremblay Appointed to Ingham Circuit Court, Other Staffing Changes in the Governor's Office
- Whitmer Recommends New Tax Targeting Youth Nicotine Consumption
- Michigan's Newest Board and Commission Appointments
Jan 22-Feb 3, 2025
- House Committee Assignments for 2025-2026
- Senate Democrats File Lawsuit Against Speaker Hall
- U.S. Senator Gary Peters Announces Retirement
- Governor Whitmer's Latest Appointments
Jan 1-21, 2025
- Bollin to be House Appropriations Chair; Maddock as VC; Farhat as MVC
- Governor Whitmer Unveils Vision for Michigan's Economic Future in "Road Ahead" Address
- State Revenues Trending Upward Following January CREC
- Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt Announces Bid for Governor
- 2024 Sees a 10% Increase in Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in Free Pre-K
