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Rep. Jack O’Malley, R-Lake Ann; audio on jail and pre-trial reforms
Rep. O’Malley talks about the report last week of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, saying it points the way toward helping sheriffs and jails in rural counties, like the area he represents, by offering common sense alternatives while still focusing on public safety.
Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland; audio on new committee assignment
Rep. Glenn talks about her appointment as the new Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police. In her new role, Rep. Glenn will lead work on the 2021 budgets for the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and she says she is…
Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland; audio on child protection legislation
Rep. Glenn talks about her testimony in the House Families, Children and Seniors Committee this week on her HB 5153, which adds the phrase “threatened harm” to the definition of “neglect” in the Child Abuse and Neglect Act. Rep. Glenn says adding the language will give courts better tools in child abuse cases. The measure…
Rep. Matt Hall, R-Marshall; audio on House passage of child protection bills
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Matt Hall talks about passage Thursday of a bipartisan package of bills that requires Children’s Protective Services to gather information on the safety of all children in a home where suspected child abuse or neglect has occurred within 24 hours. The legislation flowed out of a 2018 state audit of…
