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MSHDA has announced the Housing Readiness Grant Incentive Program which will provide $5 million in grant funding to support Michigan's vibrant cities, villages, and townships in adopting or eliminating rules and regulations to encourage building more housing and increasing affordability.…

Recently, Senate Bills 176, 330 and 364 were approved by the Governor on October 19, 2023, and assigned Public Acts 150, 151, and 152 of 2023. The Acts make changes to the Disabled Veterans Exemption (MCL 211.7b). The State Tax…

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is announcing the date, time, and location for its next education session featuring Alyssa Grissom, manager of the CRA’s Legal Section. Date: Monday, November 13, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Link:…

For the first time in 55 years the legislature adjourned for the year before December. Both chambers passed resolutions setting Nov. 14 as its “sine die” session. Barring an unexpected special session called by the Governor, lawmakers won’t return until…

Early this afternoon, over our objection, the Michigan Senate took final action on HB 5120 and 5121 and swiftly voted along party lines (20-18) to advance the legislation from the Senate Chamber. These bills will be before the Governor shortly,…

After passing the House late last week in an early morning Friday session, swift action continued in the Senate yesterday on HB 5120 and 5121. Testimony was heard from the bill sponsors and leading stakeholders in Senate Energy and Environment…

In the early morning hours, the House was able to pass legislation that would reform Michigan’s energy laws and streamline the siting process for utility scale renewable energy facilities. The passage of this energy legislation has been a priority of…

The House worked late into the night yesterday and will be returning this morning to finish work on a few major items. While navigating action on multiple issues, a significant step forward was achieved on our top priority. The Revenue…

Good morning, House Bill 4688, which would make minimum staffing levels for all local government units a mandatory topic of collective bargaining, was just voted out of House Labor Committee. It’s also possible this bill will be taken up by…