The Michigan Legislature’s spring recess will begin after session on March 21. The Senate will return to session on April 9 and the House on April 10. Meeting with your state legislators while they are home in district is a prime opportunity to nurture your relationship while discussing your priorities and concerns. Let Karoub Associates help you schedule an in-district meeting or find a legislative event to attend in your community.

President Biden won Michigan’s Democratic primary election with 81% of the vote on Feb. 27. The uncommitted vote came in at 13.2%, which means over 100,368 voters cast ballots for the Democratic party without supporting a specific Democratic candidate. Former President Donald Trump won 68% of the Republican party vote, defeating former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who garnered 26.5% of the vote. Three percent of Republicans voting in the primary cast their ballot as uncommitted.

House and Senate appropriations subcommittees are holding public hearings and gathering input on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s FY 2025 state budget proposal from the subcommittee’s respective state department, local units, other interested parties, and the public. Typically, this process lasts through April. Each subcommittee will report its budget bill to its chamber’s Appropriations Committee, where the bills will go through the same legislative process. 

For more information, click on the link below for the Karoub February 2024 Report.