Article courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday creating the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics in the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. […]
Article courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog The Whitmer administration wants the Legislature to put another $500 million into the new Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund to […]
Courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog Conditions in the bar business are certainly much better off than they were in the middle of COVID. In fact, the Michigan […]
Courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog The state licensing process for budding affordable child care centers would be streamlined under a program announced earlier this week. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Our […]
The Michigan Supreme Court is allowing a constitutional amendment to change the term limits law from three two-year House terms and two four-year Senate terms to a combined 12 years in the […]
After similar legislation was struck down in 2020, non-residential solar power developers could have another chance to sidestep taxes by someday entering a 20-year direct payment agreement with local governments. […]
At a time when there isn’t much unanimity on any issue comes a national poll revealing there is agreement that the U.S. Democracy is in danger. In virtually every subsection […]
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Thursday announced that spring statewide test results show decreased proficiency in 51% of school districts between 2021 and 2022 for 7th graders in English […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and gubernatorial primary winner Tudor Dixonhave agreed to two televised debates to be held in October. WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids will host the first debate at 7 p.m. Oct. […]
The Michigan Strategic Fund Board unanimously approved the creation of the State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 Technical Assistance Program Tuesday. The program will use $72 million for loans and […]
It does not contain everything they wanted, but Michigan’s senior and junior U.S. Senators will take the “compromise” as they tell the folks back home – alleged inflation relief is […]
At the 2022 Michigan Occupational Outlook Conference, the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) presented the latest round of long term statewide employment projects, with Michigan’s growth from 2020 […]
(DENVER) – Nearly 2.2 million women have exited the workforce since 2020, and the pandemic-era worker shortage may continue to worsen as more debate leaving in the next two years. […]
As the gross domestic product of the nation dropped by 1.6%, Michigan was one of a handful of states that saw a positive gain of 0.1%, according to data from […]
(DETROIT) – The Motor City sizzled at around 90 degrees as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer placed her final signature on a nearly $55 billion omnibus budget, reiterating that negotiations over tax […]
Attorneys for the state asked a judge to push the pause button on the enforcement of his ruling that increased minimum wage and new paid sick-leave requirements while the state […]
(FLINT) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $19.6 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 School Aid Fund budget Thursday at Mott Community College, which could set a generational high-water mark for per-pupil spending […]
The program that awards tax-exempt bonds for building or rehabilitating affordable housing developments in Michigan received a $50 million shot in the arm Thursday. For the last several years, the […]