After a couple hectic weeks on the political scene, the political process is getting back to the regular grind of legislative action, with the budget taking center stage. But relations between the Executive and Legislative …
The GOP chair of the House Transportation Committee made it clear during a Feb. 4 hearing that he was not pleased that the Governor's $3.5 billion road fix bonding plan excluded much of northern Michigan.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday abandoned a major revenue increase in her proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request to the Legislature, but if the Republican-led House and Senate have ideas for one, she's all ears.
Roads dominated the headlines following the Governor’s State of the State Address.
The business community response to Wednesday's State of the State address ranged from positive on Michigan Reconnect, to mixed on bonding and overall concern about overtime rules that haven't been released yet.
(WARREN) - President Donald Trump used his fifth visit to Michigan as president to herald the demise of the "nightmare known as NAFTA" and Wednesday's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which he proclaimed would …
Following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, SBAM President Brian Calley issued the following statement:
Progress Michigan announced Thursday a constitutional amendment initiative to ban lobbyist gift-giving to public officials, create a two-year "cooling-off period" for elected officials getting into lobbying and mandating more strenuous lobbyist reporting requirements..
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could go ahead and bond for $2.5 billion -- or really, any amount she wanted – for new road revenue through the gubernatorial-appointed State Transportation Commission (STC), based on updated information from numerous …
The Jimmy John's sub shop, back in 2014, began asking nearly all its employees to sign non-compete clauses, which would have blocked those workers from taking new jobs or even second jobs with sandwich shops …
The Michigan Court of Appeals declined the state's request to put on hold a lawsuit over a state law creating the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority, which will oversee construction of Enbridge Energy's controversial Line 5 …
With only a 10% excise tax on the sale of recreational marijuana, state officials are expecting a fairly substantial windfall in the next two years as the market, literally, lights up to the tune of …
According to estimates agreed to Friday by officials, the state expects to see an additional $235.2 million in General Fund (GF) revenue and an additional $85.7 million in support for the School Aid Fund (SAF) …
The Michigan Supreme Court Dec. 27 declined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to bypass the Court of Appeals in two cases challenging her ban on flavored vaping products.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Dec. 18 that it will not issue an advisory opinion on the fate of the minimum wage and paid sick time laws.
The Governor’s office has several board and commission vacancies it needs to fill.
With the backdrop of one of the most contentious and controversial periods in generations, Congress, the president, and the state of Michigan are poised to deliver three very significant policy changes that will help small …
Your team at SBAM keeps watch over all three branches of government to protect small businesses. And that’s been a big job this year as antibusiness interest groups have sought all three pathways to squeeze …