https://www.wcmu.org/tags/legislature Legislature en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:44:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-19/mi-legislature-wraps-up-25-on-track-toward-a-record-low-number-of-new-laws The Michigan Legislature adjourned Thursday for the year, ending a 2025 session where a politically divided House and Senate often struggled to reach deals.The marathon final day saw roughly two dozen mostly mundane bills clear both chambers, capping a session on track to enact the fewest number of new laws in any year since Michigan became a state. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:44:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-19/mi-legislature-wraps-up-25-on-track-toward-a-record-low-number-of-new-laws Rick Pluta https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-10/every-state-in-the-nation-has-some-form-of-a-budget-in-place-except-pennsylvania-and-michigan Just two states in the nation have been unable to pass some form of a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year – and now, they’re staring down significant consequences if their respective legislative bodies fail to act soon. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:29:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-10/every-state-in-the-nation-has-some-form-of-a-budget-in-place-except-pennsylvania-and-michigan Emily Previti, Pennsylvania Capital-Star | Ben Solis, Michigan Advance https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-15/bills-would-have-legislature-put-bottle-deposit-expansion-question-before-voters-on-2026-ballot Michigan's bottle deposit law would include many types of non-carbonated drink containers and require stores that take returns to accept all brands, if the bills pass and voters approve. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:15:03 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-15/bills-would-have-legislature-put-bottle-deposit-expansion-question-before-voters-on-2026-ballot Tracy Samilton