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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is one of the first state OSHA programs to promulgate rules […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Legislature hastily approved measures Wednesday morning designed to plug a $2.2 billion hole in the state’s current year budget with mostly federal money, $350 million from the Rainy Day […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders agreed June 29 to shift around nearly enough federal money to fill the $2.2 billion hole in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget without funding […]
The Michigan Court of Appeals Thursday said legislation allowing construction of a Line 5 tunnel beneath the Mackinac Straits is constitutional. Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to appeal the ruling, […]
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 Consumers Energy Foundation is donating $1.8 million to nine organizations to provide a lifeline to small businesses across Michigan – focusing in particular on helping female- and minority-owned businesses.
