by jlindsay | May 23, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: This week, the Senate passed the Justice for Survivors bill package, legislation to protect survivors of sexual assault while holding their abusers accountable. Sponsored by Sen. McMorrow and others, the bills would extend the state’s civil statute...
by jlindsay | May 12, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: Sen. McMorrow’s legislation that would build a new strategy for economic development in Michigan passed the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development this week. Crafted with community input from across Michigan, her legislation would...
by jlindsay | Apr 28, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: Access to contraception has expanded as of April 21, particularly in areas with limited access to OB/GYNs. Under this new law, Michigan pharmacists are authorized to prescribe hormonal birth control, and insurance companies are now required to...
by jlindsay | Apr 11, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: House Speaker Matt Hall continues to unlawfully withhold nine critical bills from being signed into law, despite a judge ruling in favor of the Senate, clarifying that the Constitution requires every bill passed by the Legislature to be presented...
by jlindsay | Mar 18, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: Last Wednesday, the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee reviewed the impact of the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, which has disrupted grants for health care, education, and nonprofits. Although a court temporarily blocked the...
by jlindsay | Feb 28, 2025 | Email
Legislative Update: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002 last Friday. Senate Bill 8 raises Michigan’s minimum wage to $12.48 per hour, which started on Feb. 21, with gradual increases to $15 by 2027. It also phases in a higher tipped wage,...
