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A resolution urging the United States Department of Agriculture to recognize industrial hemp as a valuable agricultural commodity and take steps to remove barriers to the commercial production of this crop.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

Pastor Ovella Davis from the United Communities of American in Detroit gives the Invocation for the Michigan House of Representatives.

A package of bills passed the Michigan House today which would raise the age for automatic prosecution as an adult from seventeen to eighteen. Currently, Michigan is one of only four remaining states that automatically considers seventeen-year-olds to be adults for criminal offenses, including Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin. House Bills 4133-4146 and 4443 are have been sent to the Senate for consideration.

House Resolution 11 declares January 2019 as Local School Board Recognition Month in the state of Michigan.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

Representative Laurie Pohutsky, House District 19 introduced a resolution to declare April Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, continuing to acknowledge and support those impacted by attempted or completed sexual assault.

May 3rd at 5 p.m. Annual Pontiac Arts Crawl in Historic Downtown Pontiac

May 4th at 6 p.m. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated 47th Annual Debutante Scholarship Cotillion “Celebrating our Precious Jewels"

May 6th at 5:30 p.m. F.U.T.U.R.E. Education task force with Senator Rosemary Bayer and Representative Brenda Carter

May 9th at 7p.m. Rochester Hills/Auburn Hills Democratic Club meeting

May 10th at 3:30 p.m. Oakland University Education Town Hall

May 18th at 1p.m. Education Town Hall with Senator Rosemary Bayer and County Commissioner Angela Powell

May 25 at noon the Suicide Prevention Veterans "FAN OUT" Project at the Cook-Nelson American Legion Post 20.

House Democrats held a press conference this morning to unveil their Health Over Profits for Everyone (H.O.P.E.) package, aimed at lowering out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications and doctor visits while increasing accountability for pharmaceutical companies engaged in price gouging.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors heard testimony on House Bills 4320 and 4321 and tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will take testimony for Senate Bills 229 and 230. These bills would impose harsh penalties on medical professionals providing legal abortions to Michigan women. The bills would criminalize standard medical practices and potentially force doctors to choose between offering medically necessary care or risk up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $50,000.

The House Education Committee passed a series of bills to delay the scheduled increase in the percentage of annual year-end educator evaluations based on student assessment and growth data, which has been scheduled to increase from 25% to 40%. While the increase was slated to begin this 2018-19 school year, Senate Bills 122 and 202 would delay that change until the 2019-2020 school year.

State Rep. Kara Hope (D-Holt) introduced House Resolution 57 recently, urging President Trump and the United States Department of Health and Human Services to repeal their recent rule changes regarding funding eligibility for the Title X family planning program. Title X is the only federal grant program solely dedicated to funding family planning and preventative health services for low-income patients. Under the new rule, organizations would be rendered ineligible for Title X funding if they provide or refer patients for certain safe and legal medical procedures, including abortions.

Today, the Michigan House of Representatives held their annual Sept. 11 ceremony to commemorate Michigan first responders lost in the line of duty during the past year, honor those lost in the 2001 attacks, and to recognize first responders serving in Michigan communities today.

House Republicans approved a resolution to reject Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent executive order which, among other things, eliminates three review boards the Legislature imposed last year. These review boards allow corporate representatives to oversee the DEQ, now called EGLE under the Governor’s reorganization plan, and its permitting process.

"We need to move forward as a community. We need to be persistent in our fight."

A package of bills passed the Michigan House today which would raise the age for automatic prosecution as an adult from seventeen to eighteen. Currently, Michigan is one of only four remaining states that automatically considers seventeen-year-olds to be adults for criminal offenses, including Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin. House Bills 4133-4146 and 4443 are have been sent to the Senate for consideration.