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Podcast 83 Legislative Update Nov. 13, 2024
Who will lead the Michigan House of Representatives was the focus of the newest episode of Podcast 83 this week.
With Republicans taking control with an apparent 58-52 majority in the House in 2025, Rep. Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) was chosen as the new speaker by the GOP Caucus last week. On the Democratic side, current Speaker Joe Tate (D-Wayne) is stepping out of leadership and Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Wayne) will be minority leader in 2025, MAC’s Deena Bosworth explained to Podcast 83 host Stephan Currie.
“What this means is the Republicans in the House and the Democrats in the Senate (which will start 2025 with a 19-18 edge in the 38-member chamber) are going to have to agree on some things if they plan on getting anything done,” Bosworth said.
Selection of new committee chairs in the House will occur in coming weeks, Bosworth added, likely finalizing in early January.
For the rest of the 2024 calendar, Madeline Fata said, “We were thinking nine or 12 (legislative) days. But the Senate has already knocked that down to eight or 11 days for themselves.”
Bosworth, however, said a “robust” lame-duck session is still in the offing, based on the number of major bills still in play and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ongoing pursuit of major economic development policy changes.
To conclude the episode, Currie reported that Michigan will have at least 135 new county commissioners in 2025, a turnover rate consistent with the historical pattern.
Those newbies, plus their colleagues, Currie noted, are urged to participate in MAC’s New Commissioner School, co-hosted with MSU Extension. An introductory webinar is set for Nov. 14, so county leaders should register today at micounties.org.
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By DerekWho will lead the Michigan House of Representatives was the focus of the newest episode of Podcast 83 this week.
With Republicans taking control with an apparent 58-52 majority in the House in 2025, Rep. Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) was chosen as the new speaker by the GOP Caucus last week. On the Democratic side, current Speaker Joe Tate (D-Wayne) is stepping out of leadership and Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Wayne) will be minority leader in 2025, MAC’s Deena Bosworth explained to Podcast 83 host Stephan Currie.
“What this means is the Republicans in the House and the Democrats in the Senate (which will start 2025 with a 19-18 edge in the 38-member chamber) are going to have to agree on some things if they plan on getting anything done,” Bosworth said.
Selection of new committee chairs in the House will occur in coming weeks, Bosworth added, likely finalizing in early January.
For the rest of the 2024 calendar, Madeline Fata said, “We were thinking nine or 12 (legislative) days. But the Senate has already knocked that down to eight or 11 days for themselves.”
Bosworth, however, said a “robust” lame-duck session is still in the offing, based on the number of major bills still in play and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ongoing pursuit of major economic development policy changes.
To conclude the episode, Currie reported that Michigan will have at least 135 new county commissioners in 2025, a turnover rate consistent with the historical pattern.
Those newbies, plus their colleagues, Currie noted, are urged to participate in MAC’s New Commissioner School, co-hosted with MSU Extension. An introductory webinar is set for Nov. 14, so county leaders should register today at micounties.org.