The Michigan House OK'd bills retaining the tipped wage for restaurant workers and limiting the reach of paid sick leave laws taking effect Feb. 21.

The Michigan Senate cleared the way for the Democratic leader to sue the Republican-controlled House over its halting of bills passed during the last session. Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks was authorized by the Senate in a resolution to sue Republican House Speaker Matt Hall after he refused to send nine bills passed

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The Michigan Senate adopted a resolution opening the door to legal action against the Michigan House over nine bills passed last year stuck in limbo.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) continued to roll out committee leadership and policy priorities on Thursday, promising strong supervision of several state departments and government spending through the House Oversight Committee.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has yet to consider nine bills approved last session because House Republicans are withholding the bills for a legal review.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took questions from reporters about her campaign for governor from inside a state office building she controls.

The Laken Riley Act would put immigrants without legal status under federal detention without the possibility of being released if they are arrested for certain crimes.

State Rep. Bill Schuette and Danielle Atkinson of Mother Justice joined the show to discuss the pros and cons of new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.

Proving the adage that elections have consequences, House Republicans announced changes to the budget process at a press conference Tuesday in which state Representative Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) was named as the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

"My prediction is that the world is not going end," she said. Michigan Legislature:Michigan House GOP, Senate Dems offer different proposals for minimum wage, paid sick time Danielle Atkinson is ...

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) The Michigan Senate can now sue in an attempt to force the state House to send the bills forward. Brinks argued in a speech on the Senate floor that the GOP’s dela ...