'Dysfunctional' legislative gridlock in Michigan House, Senate

Bipartisan bills are stuck in legislative gridlock in both the Michigan House and Senate. Since the legislative term started in January, only six bills have been passed and landed on Governor Whitmer’s desk. That’s despite lawmakers introducing hundreds of bills. What is going on?

Elena Durnbaugh and Nick Smith cover the State House and Senate, respectively. They joined the Metro to explain how dysfunctional lawmaking in Lansing is right now. They co-reported the story, “House, Senate not taking up each other's bills amid low number of public acts.”

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