Rep. Brad Slagh, R-Zeeland; audio on Governor’s proposed gas tax increase
Rep. Slagh talks about the Governor’s proposed gas tax hike and says he’s not looking to saddle Michigan families and job providers with significant tax increases.
Rep. Matt Hall, R-Emmett Twp.; audio on Governor’s gas tax increase proposal
Rep. Hall, the Chair of the House Oversight Committee, says the Governor’s proposed 45-cent-a-gallon increase in the gas tax is not a solution to rebuilding Michigan’s roads.
Rep. Jack O’Malley, R-Lake Ann; audio on Governor’s bduegt presentation
Rep. O’Malley, the Chair of the House Transportation Committee, talks about the Governor’s proposal to increase the state gas tax by 45 cents per gallon.
Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain audio on Governor’s 2020 budget presentation
Rep. LaFave talks about the Governor’s 2020 budget presentation Tuesday, and her plans for a 45-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase.
Rep. Shane Hernandez, R-Port Huron; audio on Governor’s 2020 budget proposal
Rep. Hernandez, the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, talks about the Governor’s 2020 budget presentation and her plans for roads and education funding.
Rep. Phil Green, R-Millington; audio on 2020 budget presentation
Rep. Green talks about his response to the presentation of the state’s 2020 budget by the Governor Tuesday, saying his constituents will not support a 45 cent gas tax increase and adding the rest of Michigan could take a lesson in road funding from Huron County.
Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Berrien Springs; audio on proposed gas tax increase
Rep. Paquette says he is concerned about what the Governor’s proposed gas tax increase would mean for local gas stations and attractions that draw out-of-state visitors to his southwest Michigan district along the Indiana border.
Rep. Daire Rendon, R-Lake City; audio on committee testimony on transparency legislation
Rep. Rendon talks about her testimony in front of the House Government Operations Committee Tuesday morning on bi-partisan legislation that would open both the Michigan Legislature and the Office of the Governor to open records laws. The Committee will continue to hear testimony. Michigan is one of two states that has exemptions for its Legislature…
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on start of FY 2020 budget process
House Appropriations Committee member Rep. Mary Whiteford looks ahead to Gov. Whitmer’s presentation of her budget proposal for the state’s 2020 Fiscal Year on Tuesday. Rep. Whiteford is the Chair of the Appropriations Health and Human Services Subcommittee and says she’s focused on an accountable and timely budget process.
Rep. Jason Sheppard, R-Monroe County; audio on distracted driving legislation
Rep. Sheppard talks about his legislation to increase the penalty for texting while driving in Michigan from $100 for a first violation to $250, and from $200 for a second violation up to $500. Other legislation in the same package would add reading an email or sending a message on cellphone social media apps to…
Rep. John Reilly, R-Oakland County; audio on committee passage of WorkKeys test legislation
Rep. Reilly talks about his HB 4162, which would give local school systems the option of administering the WorkKeys test. Rep. Reilly says WorkKeys is sometimes billed as an assessment of career readiness, but adds it tests nothing more than remedial algebra, reading comprehension and basic problem solving and duplicative of other exams. The measure…
Rep. Matt Hall, R-Emmett Twp.; audio on committee passage of pension tax repeal
Rep. Hall talks about his vote Thursday in the House Tax Policy Committee to repeal the state pension tax of 2011, calling it unfair and complex.
Rep. Jason Wentworth, R-Clare; audio on House passage of civil asset forfeiture legislation
Rep. Wentworth talks about House passage Thursday of his HB 4001, which reforms the civil asset forfeiture process in Michigan. Rep. Wentworth says the system has evolved to a point where people are being deprived of their property even if they have not been convicted in court, and that strong bipartisan support on Thursday for…
Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, R-Levering; audio on House passage of civil asset reform legislation
Speaker Chatfield talks about House passage Thursday of bipartisan legislation reforming civil asset forfeiture in Michigan, saying that both the House and Senate have passed similar bills and that he’s looking forward to a finished product.
Rep. Lynn Afendoulis, R-Grand Rapids Twp.; audio on pension tax repeal moving out of committee
Rep. Afendoulis, the Chair of the House Tax Policy Committee, talks about Committee passage Thursday morning of HB 4006, which would restore the pre-2011 income tax exemption on retirement income in Michigan. Rep. Afendoulis says the pension tax has been complicated and unfair.
Rep. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe; audio on committee passage of pension tax repeal
Rep. Bellino talks about Thursday’s vote by the House Tax Policy Committee to approve his legislation that restores the tax exemption on pension income. Rep. Bellino says the current system is unfair and cumbersome. The legislation now goes to the House Ways and Means Committee.