Government Affairs News

Gov’t Affairs News: Governor delivers upbeat State of the State address

Governor delivers upbeat State of the State address

Governor Rick Snyder delivered his seventh State of the State address last night and focused largely on the improvements made since 2010.

Gov’t Affairs News: “Tame duck” ends on an electric note

Tame lame-duck session ends

The 98th Michigan Legislature wrapped up its lame-duck session at a reasonable time yesterday evening, just after 7:00 p.m., after finally pinning down an elusive energy deal.

Gov’t Affairs News: Plastic bags, drones and more

Plastic bag bill heads to governor

The Michigan House of Representatives approved SB 853, the plastic bag and auxiliary container preemption bill, by a bipartisan vote of 62-46 on Thursday,