State Law
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Michigan Senate passes state Voting Rights Act as federal act loses teeth
Michigan Democrats are advancing bills to help protect access to the ballot.
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Michigan Dems pitch new plan for free life-saving meds—including EpiPens
New state legislation introduced by state Sens. Darrin Camilleri and Chedrick Greene would wipe out co-pays, deductibles, and co-insurance for three crucial medications.
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Michigan’s wholesale cannabis tax is failing exactly as everyone predicted
A new state wholesale tax was supposed to help fix Michigan’s roads. Instead, it’s breaking the cannabis industry—and the potholes still need to get filled.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Here’s your weekly rundown from The MichiGanja Report:
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3 consequential questions are headed to Michiganders’ ballot this November
Two citizen petition drives are on track to join a rare constitutional convention vote on the November ballot.
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MEA worries constitutional convention is Republicans’ plan to lock MI into vouchers
The Michigan Education Association has joined a coalition of organizations encouraging Michiganders to vote against the constitutional convention question this fall.
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Michigan lawmakers and parents are done waiting for Big Tech to protect kids
US Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow says Big Tech’s exploitation of kids is a policy failure—not a parenting problem. A Michigan mom who lost her daughter agrees.
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Bohnak vs. Rink: Fired weatherman faces healthcare provider in Michigan’s 109th District
Ex-weatherman Karl Bohnak is the first Republican lawmaker to hold this seat in decades. Anna Aho Rink, a licensed healthcare provider, wants to be the Democrat to take it back.
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State Sen. Darrin Camilleri pushes Voting Rights Act as a firewall for Michigan voters
As the US Supreme Court strips away federal voting protections, a group of Michigan lawmakers say the state needs to do everything it can to protect access to the ballot.
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Passage of the Michigan Senate budget clears way to negotiate with Whitmer, House leaders
Michigan lawmakers are heading into negotiations over an $88 billion state budget plan, with Democrats prioritizing healthcare, schools, and infrastructure.
