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12/10/2025

No Mandatory Vaccination Proposal From Board Of Ed . . . https://zurl.co/CZBdO

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The State Board of Education is not recommending mandatory vaccinations at public schools, but members seemed at a loss for answers on Tuesday as the state's chief medical executive officer told them how vaccination levels are dropping.

12/10/2025

Large Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Incentive Bill Clears Senate . . . https://zurl.co/dgDbn

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The Senate Tuesday night passed a bill significantly expanding Michigan's brownfield redevelopment program, which would award developers with $3.5 billion in total tax capture off from payrolls and other costs. Folks around the Capitol see this as greasing the wheels on a massive redevelopment of De...

12/10/2025

MIRS Names Woolford As '25 Legislative Freshman Of The Year . . . https://zurl.co/etg95

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Rep. Jason Woolford (R-Howell), chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs, has been named legislative Freshman of the Year on the MIRS Monday podcast. The first-time legislator used his committee post to explore ways to better shield state food assistance from....

12/10/2025

Prestin Has 'Never Run From' 1994 Domestic Battery Sentence . . . https://zurl.co/mNEhh

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More than 30 years ago, Rep. Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River) – a 2026 state Senate candidate – pleaded guilty to domestic battery against his then-fiancé, Kimber'y Lanute in DuPage County, Illinois. Prestin says it's an incident he's never run from.

12/09/2025

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12/09/2025

ICYMI: On yesterday's podcast episode, the MIRS team makes their nominations for legislative Freshman of the Year, a biennial feature of MIRS' "Best Of" series.

The '25 Freshman of the Year is state Rep. Jason Woolford (R-Howell).

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12/09/2025

Geiss Hopes To Pump Out Breast Milk Donation Reforms . . . https://zurl.co/Gvd2K

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Distributing human milk that is improperly pasteurized, adulterated or contaminated would be formally outlawed under new legislation by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor).

12/09/2025

Hall Crafting 'Modern Proposal A' Plan To Lower Property Taxes . . . https://zurl.co/uwHMI

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In the new legislative year, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) is planning to introduce a property tax cut proposal that gives Michigan voters two choices on how to replace the lost dollars for local governments and schools.

12/07/2025

The Penny Is Disappearing; Lawmakers Still Need To Give Their 2 Cents About It . . . https://zurl.co/H8QY2

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The humble penny is rapidly vanishing from American cash registers, and a new policy brief from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) warns that lawmakers are running out of time to manage the fallout.

12/06/2025

Employer-Provided Insurance Seeing '15, 20, 25, 35 ... 50 Percent' Rate Hike . . . https://zurl.co/T5hOZ

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Residents with employer-provided health insurance will see the "additional financial pressure" of more folks going uninsured due to federal Medicaid reforms and the looming expiration of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, says one benefits consultant.

12/05/2025

Hmong Refugee Released To Family . . . https://zurl.co/dLjXY

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Lue Yang – a Hmong refugee and St. Johns married father of six – who was detained and threatened with deportation by federal immigration officials for a 30-year-old expunged home invasion conviction on his record, was released to his family Wednesday afternoon.

12/04/2025

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