Income Tax Surcharge for Schools Being Filed with Board of Canvassers
The Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) says it has filed petition language for a ballot proposal that would create...
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June 3, 2025
State, Businesses See Urgent Need to Embrace Artificial Intelligence Training
(MACKINAC ISLAND) – A report released by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference showed the need for training a workforce to use artificial intelligence as industries change …
June 3, 2025
Brinks: No Genuine Conversation Between House, Senate On Road Funding
(MACKINAC ISLAND) – Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says what's lacking right now in terms of creating a new road funding plan "is a genuine conversation between the House and the Senate."
May 28, 2025
UIA Director Testifies In Oversight Subcommittee About $8-$15 Billion In Fraud During COVID-19
The House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs heard testimony from Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) Director Jason Palmer over the agency’s handling of pandemic-era unemployment benefits, which resulted in an estimated $8 …
May 28, 2025
Whitmer’s Goal: Semiconductor Chip Plant By End Of 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called on Michigan to "work together" to become home to a semiconductor chip assembly plant – known as a fab, short for fabrication facility – which is the "most advanced …
May 20, 2025
New Revenue Numbers Put Senate Budget Short $313.4M
The state budget the Senate passed this week for the coming year is short $313.4 million based on cooler revenue estimates that came out of Friday's conference of fiscal forecasters, according to a Senate Fiscal Agency …
May 20, 2025
Cannabis Industry Reps Warn Against Higher Taxes For Road Funding
Creating a wholesale tax on marijuana to help fund the roads, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing, could jack up the price of pot to the point where users will hit the black market again, advocates told a …
May 13, 2025
RICE Generators Preserved Under House Passed Bill
Yoopers might have a different accent than us trolls who live under the bridge, but the difference in energy needs between the two peninsulas would be closer to reconciliation under bills preserving the Reciprocating Internal …
May 13, 2025
Senate Approps’ Budgets Feature New $372.5M Infrastructure Fund, Tariff Grants & More
Increasing public schools' foundation allowances to $10,008 per-pupil, a new $372.5 million "Community Infrastructure Fund" for local governments and $100 million in "economic relief" grants directly related to the White House's tariff policies were moved …
May 6, 2025
Whitmer is Not Done Trying to Partner with Trump White House
Bringing new fighter jets to Macomb County will not be the last time the Governor negotiates with the Trump White House.
May 6, 2025
F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet is Landing at Selfridge
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Macomb County's Selfridge Air National Guard base will...
April 29, 2025
$60M Innovation Fund Cleared For Takeoff
The $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund (MIF), a program meant to help early-stage startups get capital and provide Michigan entrepreneurs with support services, got the go-ahead Tuesday from the Michigan Strategic Fund.
April 29, 2025
Appeals Judge Hood Named To Supreme Court; Bazzi, Trebilcock, Korobkin Names To COA
Court of Appeals Judge Noah Hood was appointed Wednesday to succeed former Justice Elizabeth Clement on the Michigan Supreme Court.
April 23, 2025
Mike Rogers Announces U.S. Senate Run
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican to take the empty seat that would be left by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Oakland County).
April 22, 2025
CRC Suggests Pitching PA 51, Not Finding More Road Money
Public Act 51 of 1951, the law that divvies up the state's road money, should be repealed and replaced with a “rational formula” that splits up the dollars based on needs and the costs of …
April 15, 2025
U.S. Rep James Joins Governor’s Race
U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) announced Monday on social media that he is running for Michigan Governor in 2026.
April 15, 2025
MDOT Says It Needs $2.5B Extra Yearly To Have 90% Of State Road Pavement Good
The state's transportation department will need $2.5 billion in extra investment every year for 90 percent of the road pavement it oversees in good or fair condition before Fiscal Year (FY) 2036, says Greg Brunner, …
April 8, 2025
McMorrow Launches U.S. Senate Bid To Replace Peters In 2026
Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) officially launched her U.S. Senate campaign for 2026, becoming the first major party candidate to announce with a clear ability to raise money and to appear on the ballot next year.
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