Whitmer Wants ‘Lame Lame Duck’
If the Legislature isn’t going to put some type of mask mandate into state law, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she believes the rest of the legislative year should be a “lame lame duck.” Whitmer told […]
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November 24, 2020
November 17, 2020
In a Move that SBAM Opposes, Gov Moves To Revoke Line 5 Easement, Pipelines Would Close In May 2021
SBAM supports the 2018 tunnel agreement as the best solution to ensure uninterrupted and affordable energy supply under the Straits of Mackinac; we also oppose undoing properly enacted legislation through […]
November 17, 2020
MI Hits Triple Digit Deaths For 1st Time Since May, Another Case Record Set
Another single day record for COVID-19 cases was reported by the state Friday – 8,516. The 8,500+ cases are closer to the current two-day record of 9,010 cases set earlier […]
October 27, 2020
DHHS Takes Testimony On Flavored Vaping Ban Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) took at least six hours of testimony Tuesday on permanent rules designed to ban the sale of flavored vaping products. Health advocates […]
October 27, 2020
Northern Michigan Real Estate Booming; Builders Struggling To Meet Demand
Michigan builders are prioritizing the construction of higher-value homes to gain more profit, a market-driven in part by the pandemic. But the state lacks housing for moderate-income buyers, such as […]
October 20, 2020
Deal Struck On Biz COVID-19 Liability
Expanded unemployment benefits and COVID-19 liability protections for businesses passed out of the House and Senate early Wednesday morning as part of a deal with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. House Speaker […]
October 13, 2020
$165M Lifted From Restricted Funds To Prop Up Budget
To shore up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers agreed to shift $165.6 million from 13 restricted funds for other purposes to help plug the General […]
October 13, 2020
Unemployment Codification Linked With COVID Business Immunity
Legislation codifying the Governor’s emergency executive order on expanded unemployment insurance benefits passed the Senate unanimously Thursday, but Democrats objected to Republicans linking the bill to expanded COVID-19 liability protections […]
October 6, 2020
GOP Justices Rule Against Gov On Emergency Powers Used During COVID
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer arguably lost her battle Friday to retain power under the 1945 Emergency Powers of Governor Act (EPGA), which a split Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) said violates the Constitution […]
October 6, 2020
Gov Moves UP Backwards In Reopening Plan Due To ‘Surge’ In COVID Cases
After a “recent surge” of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday she is moving the Upper Peninsula backwards into Phase 4 of the MI Safe Start Plan. Whitmer said […]
September 29, 2020
No License Suspension For Low-Tier Violations; Expungement Goes To Gov
Drivers would no longer lose their licenses for low-tier violations unrelated to unsafe driving violations under a series of bills approved by the House Thursday. “When we suspend an individual’s […]
September 22, 2020
COVID Liability Protections Move To House Floor
Additional legal liability protections for business and health care providers moved out of a House committee Wednesday morning, but not with unanimous support or the backing of the state’s trial […]
September 15, 2020
Record-Setting 2.1M Absentee Ballots Requested So Far
As of Wednesday, 2.1 million voters had requested absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, eclipsing a record set during the August primary of 2,065,000 requests for absentee ballots, […]
September 15, 2020
Whitmer: Bulk of Economy is Back; Still Early Stages Of COVID-19
Pointing to her strategy to confront the COVID crisis, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Wednesday that “our economy is operating at 87% of what it was […]
September 1, 2020
‘I’m Scared’ Says Business Owner Still Closed By COVID EOs
Don Slimmen, owner of the 16-lane Spartan West Bowling Center in Ludington, told a legislative panel Wednesday morning that he will be out of business in 30 days if he’s […]
September 1, 2020
‘Two-Track Recovery’ Forecasted For Michigan Job Market
While payroll jobs in Michigan are already recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, a “two-track recovery” is being forecasted by Gabriel Ehrlich of the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative […]
August 25, 2020
Appellate Court Calls Gov’s Actions Under ’45 Law ‘Constitutionally Sound
A split state Court of Appeals (COA) panel Friday ruled in favor of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s actions taken under the 1945 Emergency Powers Act to combat COVID-19, and further ruled […]
August 25, 2020
SBAM and Chambers Urge Gov To Open Up Remaining Businesses; Gyms Say They’re Safe
Gyms, movie theaters, bowling alleys and other venues that show they can reopen safely must be given the opportunity to do it, said the leaders of four major business organizations […]
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