(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 […]
By Christopher Condeluci | CC Law & Policy At the end of August, I asked this very question. And it continues to be a relevant question to ask. Why? Because over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Federal employees would need to be vaccinated as a way to control COVID-19 spread under an executive order signed Thursday by President Joe Biden. The President also announced that in […]
The Michigan Independent Citizens Commission (MICRC) pushed out nine new state House districts after six hours of navigating through Washtenaw, Livingston and Ingham Counties in a region it’s deemed as […]
A $2.1 billion chunk of the federal COVID-19 response money would go toward bolstering more small business jobs, help citizens get a free education and build some 2,000 new housing […]
Michigan averaged 2,098 COVID-19 cases per day Thursday and Friday, according to statistics from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Friday marked the sixth straight increase in […]
Many workers feel they are being pressured by their employers to get the mRNA shot, Chair Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan) said Thursday morning as her Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee took […]
WASHINGTON – On behalf of small businesses and self-employed individuals across the country, we applaud Representatives Walberg (R-MI), Foxx (R-NC), Burgess (R-TX), and Allen (R-GA), along with Senators Kennedy (R-LA), Rubio […]
By State Representative Tommy Brann, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Civility in politics. An easy statement but sometimes, hard to do. Politicians are human beings; we have egos […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan today honored Fenton Winery & Brewery Co-Founder and Owner Ginny Sherrow as its Advocate of the Year. “Ginny has long been […]
Note from SBAM: the MIOSHA workplace rules have not changed yet. We hope to hear more next week. LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today accelerated the end of all COVID-19 epidemic orders on gatherings and masking as COVID-19 cases continue to plummet […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan today honored Rep. Angela Witwer (D-Delta Township) as its 2021 Legislator of the Year. “Rep. Witwer is SBAM’s Legislators of the […]
Associations urge strategic, deliberate investments with one-time funding to make Michigan more competitive for jobs and income
Late Friday, May 22, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of the Treasury released guidance for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance follows up on […]
The bipartisan legislation—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—designed to pump $2 trillion into the U.S. economy to help millions of American workers and businesses survive the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic …