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Michigan GDP Grows Slightly As Nation Looks Down The Barrel Of A Recession

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 […]

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July 26, 2022

Whitmer Signs Nearly $55B Omnibus Budget, Tax Relief Negotiations Continuing

(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 […]

July 26, 2022

State Seeks Stay In Minimum Wage Hike, Paid Sick Leave Decision

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 […]

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July 19, 2022

New School Aid Budget May Set Generational High-Water Mark In Per-Pupil Funding

(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 […]

July 19, 2022

$50M Increase In Bonding Approved For Affordable Housing

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 […]

July 11, 2022

Economic Pro Asks: ‘Will The Historic State Budget Be Recession-Proof?’

A budget of nearly $77 billion was catapulted to the Governor’s office ahead of the recent holiday. However, with tax relief compromises still to be made, one economic professional wonders […]

July 11, 2022

MPSC Meeting Packed As More Line 5 Evidence Requested

The Michigan Public Service Commission meeting Thursday was packed with people as the commission voted to reopen the order to move Line 5 to a tunnel across the Straits of […]

July 5, 2022

MSFB Approves Nearly $500M In Capital Investment Projects

The Michigan Strategic Fund Board (MSFB) approved community revitalization loans and grants to the tune of nearly $500 million for projects and businesses in Muskegon, Detroit, Sault Sainte Marie and […]

July 5, 2022

Record Budget Focuses On Paying Down Debt; Not Tax Cuts . . . Yet

A record-breaking $76 billion state budget, with $15.3 billion coming from the General Fund, rolled out of a House-Senate conference committee early Friday morning and through both chambers of the […]

June 28, 2022

Electrification Council Wants $45M For EV School, Transit Buses

The Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification is pushing for the Legislature to devote $45 million in the soon-to-be finalized state budget to replace public transit and school buses […]

June 28, 2022

Senate Passes Bills To Bring Worker-Employer Relationship To Pre-2020, COVID Law

The Senate approved legislation aiming to lift pandemic-related employer and workforce barriers, which were designed during 2020 to keep workers from being penalized when exposure to COVID-19 previously resulted in […]

June 21, 2022

State Of Emergency Powers Limited Under 30 Bill Package

The House Oversight Committee took testimony on a package of 30 bills that would provide “guardrails” to limit and codify existing state emergency powers. Rep. Julie Alexander (R-Hanover) testified on the package, […]

June 21, 2022

As National Politics Go So Goes The State

In the last 100 years, the correlation between how Democrats do in congressional elections and how Democratic candidates do in state legislative races is nearly identical. Proportionally, the number of […]

June 14, 2022

MEDC Looks Ahead To Keep ‘Team Michigan’ Competitive

Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) head Quentin Messer Jr. told MIRS more investments are necessary to keep Michigan competitive, and “there better be more coming if I want to keep my job.” In the […]

June 14, 2022

Senate Tries To Address Child Care ‘Desert’ With Bills

After more than three years spent at the design table, the Senate passed legislation to allow child care providers to accept a few more kids, give them 90-day grace periods […]

June 7, 2022

Women In The Post-Pandemic Workplace – Time To Get Inspired?

(MACKINAC ISLAND) – Although around 136,000 women left the labor force during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Nancy Tellemof the BasBlue women’s club in Detroit believes that now, women can design […]

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