Michigan Unemployment Will Soon Have a New Home: What Employers Need to Know Before Launch
Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has been engaged in a multi-year modernization effort that will soon culminate in the launch of a new tool.
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October 21, 2025
October 14, 2025
What Small Businesses Need to Know: Going PRO’s Future
The Going PRO Talent Fund provides competitive, performance-based grants directly to employers to fund training for both current and new employees.
October 14, 2025
Governor Signs $81B Budget Behind Closed Doors
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday signed an $81 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget behind the locked doors of her ceremonial office with the four legislative leaders who crafted the final deal.
October 14, 2025
Payroll Tax Cuts For New Jobs May Become Michigan’s Next Big Business Incentive Tool
House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said Tuesday he's open to working with the Governor on something that's been a part of her economic development wishlist since early 2024: the "HIRE Michigan" program. The plan …
October 7, 2025
Hall: Earmark Transparency Shutdown Government; Anthony: GOP Inserted Chaos Into Process
So, why exactly did the state government operate for four hours Wednesday morning without a budget? Not surprisingly, it depends on who you ask.
October 7, 2025
A Lot Of People Jumping On Board Late School Bus
A $21.3 billion School Aid Fund budget that increases the per-pupil allowance 4.6 percent to $10,050 per pupil, retains the free breakfast and lunch and increases by 25% funding for “at-risk” school districts and English …
October 6, 2025
The Michigan Legislature Passed their Budget: What it Means for Small Business
Midnight September 30th came and went this year without a budget in place in Michigan for the first time since 2009. However, the state only went without funding for about four hours, when Governor Whitmer …
October 1, 2025
Midnight Comes And Goes With No Budget
Michigan government crossed the Rubicon into Fiscal Year 2026 without a budget Tuesday night – a dynamic that presumably should result in a government shutdown.
October 1, 2025
Senate, House Pass One-Week Continuation Budget; Federal Government Shut Down
After failing to reach final budget deals before the start of the new fiscal year, the Senate and House voted to temporarily fund the government until Oct. 8.
September 23, 2025
Nesbitt Leads The MI GOP’s Conference Straw Poll For ’26 Candidates For Governor
Among 492 attendees at the Michigan Republican Leadership Conference, Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) led the Midwesterner-run poll as the gubernatorial candidate most attendees preferred.
September 23, 2025
House Labor Caucus Seeks Strengthened Protections For Workers
The House Labor caucus has introduced a nine-bill package that raises unemployment benefit payment amounts, makes correspondence from the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) easier to understand, lowers the wage garnishment rate and more.
September 16, 2025
Education Wants Legislature To Mandate Literacy Training
The Michigan State Board of Education passed a resolution, 7-1, Tuesday recommending that all K–5 educators in the state be required to complete LETRS training
September 16, 2025
Anthony: No Major Budget-Making Decisions Made Despite Possible Gov Shutdown
Less than 21 days away from a possible government shutdown if budget deals aren't reached and implemented, and Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) says no major decisions have been made around what a budget agreement will …
September 9, 2025
Senate Unleashes Carbon Capture & Storage Industry With ‘Yes’ Votes
The Senate passed bills Thursday looking to speed up carbon capture and storage permitting in Michigan, allowing industries to turn their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into a liquid-like form, pumping it thousands of feet underground.
September 9, 2025
Triangle Meet For Hour As Road Crews Circle Capitol
House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said he wants to see a Senate Democratic roads plan. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said the focus should be the budget.
September 2, 2025
Smaller House Budget Passes, Finds $3.4 Billion For Roads
Almost two months past the statutory July 1 deadline, the House passed a $54 billion omnibus budget bill Tuesday that, when added up with education budgets earlier this summer, totals more than $78.5 billion, around …
September 2, 2025
M-STEP Scores Show 6 in 10 3rd Graders Still Can’t Read Well
Results from the state's standardized test showed a slightly higher percentage of students are passing 14 of the 20 testing categories, but that 61.1 percent of third graders are either only partially proficient or not …
August 26, 2025
Duggan: ‘How’s The Independent Candidacy Feeling Tonight?’
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says every candidate in a swing House and Senate seat next year "is going to need my independent voters to vote for them," describing the momentum behind his independent campaign for …
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