Michigan’s new GOP House majority takes first swing at Whitmer’s lobbying influence

Published January 8, 2025 8:00am ET



New Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall will make his first mark on the chamber by limiting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-MI) lobbyist influence on the state House floor.

Hall outlined several rule changes for the newly GOP-controlled chamber, which serves as the only major check on Whitmer’s power. The GOP won a 58-52 majority in the state House in November.

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