Michigan bills to address housing cost and supply face strong pushback from local leaders

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 1,139

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The Housing Readiness Plan, a package of bills introduced in February to address housing issues by updating the state’s zoning laws may have significant bipartisan support in Lansing, but a similarly bipartisan group of local elected officials are speaking out in opposition to the legislation.

At a hearing of the Michigan House Government Operations Committee on Thursday morning, legislators who authored the bills described its merits, with state Rep. Kristian Grant (D-Grand Rapids), one …

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