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April 8, 2021
In an Executive Action on Thursday, President Biden announced new restrictions in ghost guns and accessories like rifle stabilizers a tool which was used in the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado last month.
He also urged the legislator to pass a package of bills and add even more gun related restrictions.
Michigan House of Representatives Former Majority Leader, Triston Cole argues the restrictions already don’t apply to the majority of gun owners.
“Looking over some of the things that the President outlined ghost guns, gun parts many of these things already have restrictions and require background checks,” says Cole. “We have more guns than people and right now the vast majority are legally owned and possessed firearms.”
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January 7, 2021
It’s been 207 years since the U.S Capitol Building has seen an attack like the one that unfolded on Wednesday.
Triston Cole, Former GOP Majority Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives says when he was watching this footage he was in disbelief.
Cole says, “That is beyond disrespectful and something that should never happen here in America.”
He says now is the time to shift to focus on the accountability of the voting system.
“Whether or not there was any actual mishandling of votes or miscounting of votes, it doesn’t matter. The damage has been done. We need to make sure that there is integrity in the systems we use,” says Cole.
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ALPENA The state House and state Senate each had more than 1,000 roll-call votes last year, and representatives for Northeast Michigan recorded a vote most of them.
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy says state Rep. Sue Allor, R-Wolverine, missed 28 of 1,027 roll-call votes.
State Sen. Jim Stamas, R-Midland, missed nine of 1,002.
The report stressed that missed votes by legislators may be due to illness, family emergencies, or other legitimate reasons. Members of the House and Senate majority and minority leadership teams are sometimes required to be off the floor during votes.
Allor told The News she missed votes early in the pandemic on March 17. She had done all of her preparations on the issues and was ready to cast votes. Then leaders in Lansing urged those who could be at high risk of infection to stay away from the state Capitol. She said she’s only missed two days in two full terms in Lansing.
Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
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The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.