Georgia Gold Dome Floor activity reached a new peak on Tuesday with the House taking up a Rules Calendar lengthy enough to require a lunch break. And it only gets busier from here. The House Rules Calendar for Wednesday contains more than 20 measures for debate.
Members of the public flooded the State Capitol again on Tuesday. The day’s most visible group was Mothers Demand Action, members of which crowded the halls in a sea of red as they.
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Gov. Whitmer Signs Bill to Put Michigan Students and Educators First
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Gov. Whitmer Signs Bill to Put Michigan Students and Educators First
The governor was joined by students and educators to sign the historic school funding bill into law.
MACOMB, Mich. - Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined students, educators, and support staff at Ojibwa Elementary School in Macomb County to sign House Bill 4421, which appropriates $4.4 billion in federal COVID relief funding to support schools across the state and help students, teachers, and schools recover from the pandemic. The historic education funding represents the bipartisan work completed in late June to ensure that Michigan s K-12 education system takes advantage of federal funding to make unprecedented investments in our schools.
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Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Chairman Ben Watson (R-Savannah) and the Health and Human Services Committee took up one proposal, SB 116, authored by Senator Randy Robertson (R-Cataula). The legislation seeks to enact in Chapter 5 of Title 49 the “Maternity Supportive Housing Act.” The legislation would allow nonprofits to own and operate housing for women who are ages 18 and older and who need a place to live while pregnant and for up to 18 months after the child is born; pregnant women can bring their existing children to these homes. These facilities would be different than homes provided to younger girls (typically those in foster care who become pregnant). Senator Robertson noted that it was to exclude government interference; there is a need for these homes as waiting lists exist. Senator Robertson reminded the Committee as a former law enforcement officer he knew well the pipeline to prison and this would perhaps help alleviate some of this