Rep. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington; audio on hunting and license plate tab legislation
Rep. VanderWall talks about legislation he is introducing this week that would give Michigan motorists more of a window for renewing their license plate tabs, and a two-bill package designed to bring more out-of-state hunters into Michigan.
Rep. Shane Hernandez, R-Port Huron; audio on charitable fundraising on public roads
Rep Hernandez talks about his HB 4160, which allows charitable and civic organizations to solicit funds on and near Michigan roadways, if certain conditions are met. The bill, which legalizes this common practice of charitable organizations and provides for a safer environment, was up for discussion Tuesday in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Rep. Lee Chatfield, R-Levering; audio on House Concurrent Resolution on new Soo lock
Rep. Chatfield speaks on the House floor Tuesday, prior to adoption of his HCR 002, which calls on the U.S. Congress to fully fund the construction of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, saying a new lock is an issue of both national and economic security.
Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Twp.; audio on School Budget heading to full House
Rep. Tim Kelly, the Chair of the House K-12 budget panel, says the spending plan reported out of the Appropriations Committee today and on to the full Michigan House for passage moves toward more equal, and better, funding for students.
Rep. Peter Lucido, R-Macomb County; audio on minor in possession legislation
Rep. Lucido talks about his HB 4213, which has passed through the House and is currently pending in the Michigan Senate, that amends the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998 to state that if a minor does not consent to a preliminary chemical breath analysis requested by a peace officer, the officer cannot administer the…
Rep. Aaron Miller, R-Sturgis; audio on 100th anniversary of the Michigan State Police
Rep. Aaron Miller, who chairs the budget committee for the Michigan State Police, welcomes MSP Director Kristie Kibbey Etue to the House floor Wednesday as the agency marks its 100th anniversary.
Rep. Gary Glenn, R-Midland; audio on Energy Policy Committee hearings on utilities response to March windstorm
House Energy Policy Committee Chairman Rep. Gary Glenn says he looks forward to hearing from utility officials in his committee in the coming weeks about service disruptions in the wake of the windstorm in March that left 1.5 million Michigan residents without power. Rep. Glenn says data suggests that Michigan suffers more power disruptions than…
Rep. Jason Wentworth, R-Clare; audio on House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee work
Rep. Wentworth, the Chair of the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, talks about how Committee members are working to connect veterans in Michigan with the benefits they have earned and fighting to remove red tape. Rep. Wentwoth is a U.S. Army veteran who served as a military police officer and was the East Central…
Rep. Jim Tedder, R-Oakland County. audio on career technical education legislation
During the week when Michigan high school students are taking state assessments, Rep. Jim Tedder of Waterford Township, a former educator and school administrator, says the legislation approved by the House earlier this spring enhancing career technical education options spells good news for career-oriented young people.
Rep. Jim Runestad, R-Oakland County; audio on resolution on warrants for electronic communications
Rep. Runestad talks about his HJR C, which would add language to the Michigan Constitution requiring the government to obtain a search warrant in order to access a person’s electronic data or electronic communications. Similar legislation was approved in the House during the last session, but the measure never moved in the Michigan Senate.
Rep. Diana Farrington, R-Utica; audio on veteran task force legislation
Rep. Farrington talks about her HB 4217, that would create a task force, formed under the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, to investigate the causes of suicide among military veterans and seek ways to prevent former members of the military from taking their own lives. The panel will prepare and present a comprehensive public report of its…
Rep. Gary Howell, R-North Branch; audio on House passage of career technical education legislation
Rep. Howell comments on House passage Thursday of a four-bill package, including legislation he sponsored, to provide more flexibility in the Michigan Merit Curriculum to facilitate more paths to career technical education programs. The Howell legislation allows for statistics to be an alternative to Algebra II within current Michigan merit standards that require at least four…
Rep. Beth Griffin, R-Jackson; audio on House passage of career technical education legislation
Rep. Griffin talks about House passage Thursday of a four-bill package, including legislation she sponsored, to provide more flexibility in the Michigan Merit Curriculum to allow for more paths to career technical education programs. Rep. Griffin’s legislation specifically requires students complete at least three courses in any combination of 21st Century Skills, including foreign language, visual…
Rep. Dr. Ned Canfield, D.O., R-Sebewaing; audio on career technical education legislation
Rep. Canfield says passage of a four-bill package in the Michigan House Thursday that adds flexibility to the state’s Merit Curriculum to provide new paths for career technical education is good news for his district and can help more Michigan young people prepare for well-paying careers.
Rep. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington; audio on House passage of career technical education legislation
Rep. VanderWall talks about House passage Thursday of a four-bill package, including legislation he sponsored, to provide more flexibility in the Michigan Merit Curriculum to allow for more paths to career technical education programs. Currently, Michigan merit standards allow for one foreign language course requirement to be met by completing a career/technical education (CTE) or…
Rep. Dr. John Bizon, M.D.; audio on Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy
Rep. Bizon talks about his Chairmanship this term of the budget panel for the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; that budget has started to make its way through the legislative process. Rep. Bizon says he is pleased to work on the plan as a veteran, but also because it includes funding for the…