Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)
3 Jan 2022

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)

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We’re starting the year with a discussion of a very important and topical issue from a different perspective. In Michigan and around the country, maps for Congressional and state district boundaries are being re-drawn, and will impact who gets elected … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves
2 Aug 2021

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves

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Learn about this complex issue in 14 slides. Links available in this document.

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020
28 Aug 2020

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020

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As we head into the fall, the Michigan Legislature returns to work. We expect to see a flurry of activity in September and October, as the 2019-20 legislative session nears its end. We don’t expect many new bills to be … Continued

Legislative Tracker: End-of-Summer-Recess Edition
27 Aug 2019

Legislative Tracker: End-of-Summer-Recess Edition

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End of summer means pumpkin spice latte in your favorite coffee shop, the beginning of school, and the return of legislators to the state and US capitols. In Michigan, we’ve seen two bills introduced this past month which the AFA … Continued

Federal, State and Local Updates and Legislative Tracker to May 31, 2019
31 May 2019

Federal, State and Local Updates and Legislative Tracker to May 31, 2019

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We’re 5 months into the Michigan and Congressional legislative sessions. There’s been local activity as well. Highlights include: Michigan Legislature: This month saw the introduction of a 6-bill animal-friendly bill package, which AFA’s board has voted to support: animals in … Continued

Legislative Tracker to April 25, 2019: Action Needed Opposing Pro-Hunting SRs 30 (Sandhill cranes), 38 (wolves)
27 Apr 2019

Legislative Tracker to April 25, 2019: Action Needed Opposing Pro-Hunting SRs 30 (Sandhill cranes), 38 (wolves)

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Below is the full report; here’s a link to the searchable version, so you can see the bills for yourself. Since the last Tracker, the Michigan Senate Natural Resources Committee held hearings on resolutions supporting hunting of sandhill cranes and … Continued

Legislative Tracker to April 13, 2019: It’s Heating Up
17 Apr 2019

Legislative Tracker to April 13, 2019: It’s Heating Up

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Michigan  The legislature is starting to settle in, with more animal-related bills being introduced and committee hearings being scheduled on those bills. Just yesterday, April 16, HB 4455, a bill that would designate the shelter pet as the state’s official pet was … Continued