Michigan House of Representatives
Recent News About Michigan House of Representatives
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Rep. O’Malley calls governor’s new bond measure 'nonsensical'
State Rep. Jack O’Malley, R-Lake Ann, has called a new transportation bond proposal by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “nonsensical.”
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Chatfield hosts school superintendents at Capitol office
Republican Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield recently welcomed school administrators from his District 107 to his office at the state Capitol in Lansing.
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Signed supplemental budget plan restores $1 million for Autism Navigator, others
Major funding critical for many who are underserved in southeast Michigan has been reinstituted in a supplemental budget plan with a signature from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Recently signed legislation sponsored by Allor restores more than $45 million to state budget
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Sue Allor (R-Wolverine) that restores more than $45 million in state budget cuts has recently been signed into law by state legislators.
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Pure Michigan campaign funding cuts could cause decline in tourism
This fall, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cut all funding for the Pure Michigan tourism campaign with a line-item veto. The 11-year-old campaign cost approximately $36 million this year and began with ads that featured actor Tim Allen’s voice and images of the state’s most-popular attractions.
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Rendon wants to add funding back to budget for opioid intervention
State Rep. Daire Rendon (R-Lake City) is seeking to reverse cuts made by the governor and restore funding to a community health care project.
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Gov. Whitmer criticized for use of line-item veto power to shred state's educational funding
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking heat for cutting $1 billion from the state budget that included several line-item vetoes of education funding, according to one state senator.
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Hoitenga on e-cigarette flavor ban: 'Disappointing' that Whitmer acted so quickly
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered Sept. 4 for the state's Department of Health and Human Services to issue emergency rules to ban flavored e-cigarettes on the heels of recent hospitalizations across the country involving vaping and e-cigarettes.
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Hoitenga: New school budget ensures 'our kids are positioned for success'
State legislators are celebrating the passage of a new school funding measure that increases per-student spending across the state.