The Michigan Senate cleared the way for the Democratic leader to sue the Republican-controlled House over its halting of bills passed during the last session.
Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks was authorized by the Senate in a resolution to sue Republican House Speaker Matt Hall after he refused to send nine bills passed last session to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-MI) desk. Joe Tate, the Democratic former House speaker, failed to forward the bills to Whitmer’s desk, allowing Republicans to halt them, pending a legal review, after taking control on Jan. 8.
The Michigan State Capitol is photographed May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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The Michigan Senate can now sue in an attempt to force the state House to send
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