Democratic lawmakers held a virtual press conference Wednesday morning to urge support for the passage of two bills currently in the state Legislature that they say would prevent certain fee schedule changes within the no-fault auto reform law.
MichiganVotes.org is a free, non-partisan website created by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy to provide concise, non-partisan, plain-English descriptions of every bill and vote in the Michigan House and Senate. This report was released Friday, April 9. The Legislature is on spring break until April 13. Rather than votes, this Roll Call Report describes some newly introduced bills of interest.
Senate Bill 150: Restrict governorâs commitment of National Guard
Introduced by Sen. Tom Barrett (R), to prohibit a governor from ordering a member of the Michigan National Guard to active state service for longer than 28 days, unless a request by the governor for a specific number of days is approved by a resolution passed by the state House and Senate. Referred to committee, no further action at this time.
Apr 15, 2021
The Legislature is on spring break until April 13. Rather than votes, this Roll Call Report describes some newly introduced bills of interest.
Senate Bill 150: Restrict governor s commitment of National Guard
Introduced by Sen. Tom Barrett (R), to prohibit a governor from ordering a member of the Michigan National Guard to active state service for longer than 28 days, unless a request by the governor for a specific number of days is approved by a resolution passed by the state House and Senate. Referred to committee, no further action at this time.
Senate Bill 159: Repeal one man grand jury law
A frequent criticism of the
U.S. health care system is that it is wasteful because a considerable number of
procedures are unnecessary. For example, Dr. Robert Brook of the Rand
Corporation maintains that perhaps one-fourth of hospital days and two-fifths
of medications could be done without.
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One
source of evidence for unnecessary medical care is a series of studies that show
wide variations in the rate of treatment among different U.S. communities, with
no apparent justification. Another major study of unnecessary medical
procedures, conducted by the Rand Corporation, concluded that 40 percent of medical
procedures were inappropriate or questionable.
Three members of the Pontiac City Council said they d accept an apology from one of their peers after a lawsuit he filed against the city demanded their resignations.
Hearing the apology from Councilman Randy Carter, the three said they’d drop their motion to censure him, even though the lawsuit Carter filed Feb. 23 lashed out at them.
At a virtual council meeting held Tuesday night, Carter insisted, “It’s not in my character to be mean and vicious.” The GM retiree added, “I love my city,” and he said he had signed the lawsuit without thinking it through.
But the harmony didn’t last long. Councilwoman Mary Pietila first said she d bury the hatchet, then changed her mind at high volume.