Governmental Affairs: May 22, 2015
House and Senate divide over summer break
All legislators took a one-week break this week, but the Senate returns on June 30 for a few weeks as it considers legislation to improve roads.
Governmental Affairs: May 8, 2015
Aftermath of Prop 15-1’s failure: fast search for “Plan B”
Voters resoundingly rejected Proposal 15-1 on Tuesday. The proposal to amend the Michigan Constitution to increase the sales tax by one cent and adopt other measures to fund road repairs received approval from only 20 percent of voters.
Governmental Affairs: April 24, 2015
Annual legislative reception another success
Michigan Retailers Association held its annual legislative reception on Tuesday and had excellent attendance. Thirty-two legislators attended, including Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter and Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich,
