State Rep. Greg Markkanen today lauded a new Michigan Strategic Fund commitment in Calumet that further highlights the western U.P. as a prime domestic production destination and place for the cutting-edge jobs of tomorrow. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that Calumet Electronics Corporation will receive a performance-based investment to enhance a newly […]

Michigan airports will now have additional tools to crack down on drug traffickers, thanks to a new law spearheaded by state Rep. Graham Filler.

State Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Kent County) helped approved a comprehensive House plan to improve the state’s child welfare system. The plan includes several measures instituting critical changes to correct areas where the adoption and foster care system is falling short.

Rep. Meerman, one of the co-chairs of the bipartisan House School Safety Task Force, talks to reporters on the House floor Wednesday about the group’s work. Rep. Meerman says the four Republicans and four Democrats who make up the panel are working on finding consensus to develop legislation that will be introduced as soon as […]

State Rep. David Martin is spearheading a bipartisan plan to make critical funding for water infrastructure projects more accessible to Michigan communities.

Rep. Green talks about House passage this week of a package of legislation, including a bill he authored, designed to update the state’s foster care and adoption laws. Rep. Green says adoption, foster care and providing treatment all make up an important part of his Tuscola county district. Many of the ideas that came to […]