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Biz: Biden Vax Mandate Rules Worse Than Thought

A coalition of Michigan business groups Tuesday morning briefed the press on 490 pages of draft emergency rules that were released last week by the President Joe Biden administration that requires […]

November 9, 2021

House Down To 106 Members After Tuesday’s Elections, Other Election Results

Rep. Mark Huizenga (R-Walker) and Rep. Doug Wozniak (R-Shelby Township) will be crossing the Capitol to become senators. Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) will be the next mayor of Dearborn. But Rep. Alex Garza (D-Taylor) […]

November 9, 2021

MIOSHA To Stress Compliance Of Federal COVID Workplace Vaccination Rules

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is required to enforce new federal rules requiring employers with 100 or more employees require COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees, but state officials will not be […]

November 2, 2021

Trump Promotes Dixon Article As GOP Primary Becomes Three Horse Race

President Donald Trump’s “Save America PAC” Wednesday referred his email subscribers to an Aug. 23 analysis penned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon for an online publication called American Greatness. The new […]

November 2, 2021

Governor Veto Flushes Republicans’ Election Wishlist

The Governor vetoed a trio of Republican election enforcement bills, scratching off bills that eliminate the affidavit-to-vote option for electors without an ID and banning third-party funding for election administration. […]

October 26, 2021

MI Business Coalition Wants Biden To Reconsider Vaccine Mandates

A new Michigan coalition of business groups — Listen to MI Business — was launched Monday, requesting President Joe Bidento “reconsider” vaccine mandates against COVID-19. Biden’s mandate was positioned to […]

October 26, 2021

Senate GOP Cueing Up $2.5B Infrastructure Package

Senate Republicans on Wednesday started moving the wheels on a $2.5 billion infrastructure spending package that includes $600 million to replace lead pipes throughout the state. It’s a plan they […]

October 18, 2021

Quadrant Agrees: Infrastructure Comes First

As a result of conversations between the Governor and the four legislative leaders, there is “broad agreement” when it comes time to divvying up the $11 billion in federal COVID-19 […]

October 18, 2021

Chair: Time To Take Economic Development Bull By The Horn

Senate Economic and Small Business Development Chair Ken Horn(R-Frankenmuth) called Ford Motor Co.’s decision to build new plants in Kentucky and Tennessee a “gut punch to the state of Michigan.” […]

October 12, 2021

Gov Brings Prevailing Wage Back From GOP-Dug Grave

Republican lawmakers in 2018 killed prevailing wage, but three years later, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is resurrecting it for state construction contracts. How can that be, considering the GOP successfully repealed the […]

October 12, 2021

Whitmer Vetoes Election Bills For Perpetuating ‘Big Lie,’ Suppressing Voters

Four election-related bills were scratched off by the Governor’s veto pen, with her reasoning being that they were “attempts to suppress the vote or perpetuate the ‘Big Lie.'” “I will […]

September 28, 2021

Budget Sent To The Gov; Here’s Top 3 Things Legislative Leaders Like About It

Around $53 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 spending was sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday morning after the House and Senate gave quick approval to the widely praised spending document. SB […]

September 28, 2021

Governor Announces ‘MI New Economy’ On Grand Hotel Porch

(MACKINAC ISLAND) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday afternoon announced a $2.1 billion economic agenda she is dubbing MI New Economy that’s aimed at growing the state’s middle class, supporting small businesses […]

September 21, 2021

Redistricting Runs Through Entire Draft Congressional Map In 1 Day

After weeks of working on the state Senate maps, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) blazed through a draft map of all 13 congressional districts in a pair of meetings […]

September 21, 2021

Few Know What’s In The Budget… That’s The Point

The Legislature is expected to approve more than $50 billion in spending next week, likely the most amount of money Michigan state government has spent in state history. What’s in […]

September 14, 2021

Analysis: GOP Have House, Senate Seat Advantage In Draft Seats Drawn So Far

One byproduct of a state commission drawing new political maps in open meetings is the running social media commentary and analysis that accompanies the process as it unfolds. Case-in-point: A […]