Watchdog House

Prescription drugs have become the biggest expense category in health care at 23.3 percent, according to national statistics. Medicine costs make up more of the total health care pie than staying in the hospital, which makes up 16.1 percent of medical costs.

State government still owes $1.2 billion for road projects that were approved as many as two decades ago and will pay an estimated $196.6 million in interest this fiscal year alone on the debt, a House Fiscal Agency (HFA) report highlighted Thursday.

Four key legislative leaders Friday morning told the Michigan Press Association annual meeting that legislative leadership is more amenable to expanding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) coverage to the Legislature and the Governor's office than it was last session.

Secretary of State (SOS) Jocelyn Benson Tuesday asked Attorney General Dana Nessel to opine on the constitutionality of the law passed in lame duck that set limits, per congressional district, on signatures gathered for citizens' initiatives.