 the michigan house tackling the issues that matter to michiganders this is why michigan needs a parttime legislature  michigan house approves bear cub handling bill  our governing body has debated this issue it has spent time determing how old a bear can be and how much the bear can weigh for it to be safe to be around humans the senate approved the bill last month and the measure will be returned to that chamber for final approval of an amendment that would ensure the law applies only to existing facilities but luckily for all humanity this only applies to existing facilities so those hordes of bear cub petting zoos will not be popping up across the state i would have prefered they put live bears in detroit city council chambers but since our legislators have so much time to spend on bear issues maybe they ll get to that one next month  