After House adjourns, Senate passes bills in marathon session as lame duck nears end
After the House adjourned Thursday, Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said the Senate would continue to vote. Senators were still ...
The Oakland Press26d
House bill prevents Oakland County communities from opting out of transit tax
The bill, HB 6088, substituted on the House floor Tuesday evening changed the population threshold for those counties eligible for the change from 1.5 million people — Wayne County’s ...
HometownLife19d
State Legislature could force western Wayne County communities to pay for public busing
House Bill 6088, sponsored by state Rep. Alabas Farhat, D-Dearborn, would require all Wayne County communities to contribute to and participate in SMART, creating a unified transit system to impro ...
Crain's Detroit27d
Legislators move toward ending transit opt-out communities in Wayne County
House Bill 6088 was passed on a 56-52 party-line vote in the Democratic-led House on Tuesday. The Senate, also controlled by Democrats, may vote next week before the two-year session concludes.
Yahoo17d
After 29 hours, Michigan Senate sets record for longest session in state history
Under House Bill 6088, which passed along party lines, Wayne County and Oakland County would not be permitted to opt out of paying into local transit services. More than a dozen local ...
USA Today18d
After House adjourns, Senate passes bills in marathon session as lame duck nears end
The Senate gave final passage to House Bill 6088, which would end the ability of Wayne County and Oakland County municipalities to opt out of the county's public transit authority, among other ...