Michigan Senate

Michigan Senate Narrowly Passes Clean Energy Legislation

LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to require that all of the state’s energy come from sources that do not emit climate warming gases by 2040. On Thursday, Oct. 26, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly approved a bill package that would mandate a stepped increase in Michigan’s renewable power standard over the next seventeen years

Whitmer’s Tax Reform Plan Passes Senate, But $180 Rebate Checks Remain In Doubt

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tax reform plan passed the Senate on a party line 20-17 vote, but the measure didn’t receive the two-thirds support needed to make it go into effect immediately, which throws the future of the measure into question. Despite the bill being passed, it stayed in the Senate Thursday, since the

By |2023-02-25T13:42:32-05:00February 25th, 2023|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Senate Passes Road Bonding Guardrails

LANSING - Michigan Senate Republicans passed SB 0716 and SCR 22, both objections to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $3.5 billion bonding-for-roads plan. All the Senate Democrats voted against SB 0716, sponsored by Sen. Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville), which would give the Legislature veto power over the State Transportation Commission bonding more than $100 million in any fiscal

By |2020-03-16T08:39:48-04:00March 15th, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|

Vaping Products Treated Like Tobacco Under New Michigan Senate Bills

LANSING - A six-bill bipartisan package that includes treating vaping like a tobacco product and taxing it at 24% was introduced this week in the Michigan Senate. The flagship bill is SB 781, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint), that would place vaping products under Michigan's "Tobacco Products, Tax Act." This approach is

By |2020-02-13T16:09:03-05:00February 13th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|

Toll Road Study Bill Passes Michigan Senate With Other Transportation Bills

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Transportation would need to work with an outside consulting firm to study the possibility of bringing toll roads to Michigan under legislation that passed the Senate Jan. 28 as part of a seven-bill transportation package. Sen. John Bizon's (R-Battle Creek) SB 517 would require the study include revenue projections,

By |2020-02-05T10:41:57-05:00February 4th, 2020|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Michigan Senate To Begin Discussion On House Gaming Package This Week

LANSING - Fresh off the holiday break, a Michigan Senate panel will dive into discussions next week on a package of online gaming and sports betting bills sent over from the House. Senate Regulatory Reform Committee Chair Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) said an initial conversation about the House gaming package will be on the agenda Tuesday. The

By |2019-12-01T20:41:36-05:00December 1st, 2019|Politics/Government|

Internet Sales Tax Bills Headed To Senate Floor

LANSING - Legislation codifying into state law a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding internet sales tax provisions for online retail entities was reported by a Michigan Senate panel Wednesday, a move that could bring millions in additional revenue to the state. The proposed changes come following the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v.

By |2019-11-17T19:00:01-05:00November 13th, 2019|Featured, IoT, Politics, Politics/Government|

Progress, But No Auto Insurance Reform Ideas Yet Committed To Michigan Senate Bill

LANSING - A Michigan senator who introduced a vehicle bill this month for comprehensive no-fault auto insurance reform says his fact-finding conversations with other lawmakers and an array of stakeholders, are ongoing and are making progress, but he has not yet put pen to paper with any concrete proposals ahead of initial committee hearings. Sen.

By |2019-01-28T08:29:56-05:00January 28th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Technologist Turned Politician Rosemary Bayer Running For Michigan Senate

ROYAL OAK - Rosemary Bayer, Chief Inspiration Officer at ardentCause, also is a candidate for Michigan Senate in District 12. She joined M2 Techcast to describe what she’ll do for Michigan technology should she win in November.  Rosemary Bayer To hear her campaign promises, click on https://soundcloud.com/internet-advisor-755109612/m2-techcast-episode-144-rosemary-bayer-ardentcause

By |2018-10-16T16:29:18-04:00October 16th, 2018|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Politics|

Michigan House Spends $165 Million Less In General Fund Than Snyder; Michigan Senate In Sync With Govornor

LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate are well on their way to completing their versions of the budget, and there are some striking differences between the two. The biggest one is that while the House budget bills spend $164.6 million less General Fund than Governor Rick Snyder, the Senate budgets are just $9.4 million under

By |2018-04-20T12:57:15-04:00April 20th, 2018|Politics, Politics/Government|