Last Of Leftover Pure Michigan Funding Approved For Use
The last of what's left of Pure Michigan funding was approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board Tuesday for disbursement to the state's travel marketing contractors.
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October 29, 2019
October 22, 2019
Bill Package Calls For New Office of Small Business
Small businesses create close to 50% of the jobs in Michigan's economy, according to Rep. Tommy Brann (R-Wyoming), so he's teamed up with three other lawmakers to propose a four-bill package that would create an Office …
October 22, 2019
Judge To Vape Retailers: Sell ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's ban on flavored vaping products is no more -- at least for now -- after a Court of Claims judge blocked the state enforcing the emergency rules.
October 15, 2019
Business Isn’t Paying Enough Dough To State, Coalition Says
A coalition of roughly a dozen traditionally progressive groups led by Planned Parenthood of Michigan and the Michigan Nurses Association kicked off its public awareness campaign on lobbying reform Wednesday with a visual pointing out …
October 15, 2019
Gov. Including Secondary Road Patrol, Autism Navigator In Her Supplemental
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is including funding for secondary road patrol grants to mostly rural counties, veteran service grants, a "critical access" hospital rate increase and $1 million for the autism navigator program as part of her …
October 8, 2019
Whitmer Vetoes $947M, Including $375M For Roads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed 147 line-items, including $375 million in one-time road funding and $128 million from the School Aid budget, before signing all 16 state budgets last Monday, according to a press release issued by …
October 8, 2019
Local Approval Process Of Marijuana Businesses A ‘Nightmare’ That Could Get Worse
How local governments decide who can operate medical pot shops in their jurisdictions has been described as a "nightmare" that has spurred litigation, and some believe it's only going to get worse once the state's …
October 1, 2019
Get Ready To Reaffirm Your Auto Insurance Coverage Preference Twice A Year
Customers who choose a lower level of personal injury protection (PIP) coverage in their auto insurance will have to sign a form confirming their choice every time they renew under the new auto insurance law …
October 1, 2019
Legislators Deal Without Gov To Pass 15 Budgets
The House and Senate passed 15 Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 department budgets Sept. 24 with no direct input from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is expected to line-item veto large portions of the spending documents by …
September 24, 2019
Half Of State’s Communities Opt Out Of Recreational Pot Businesses
The state hasn't even begun accepting recreational marijuana business licenses, but nearly half of Michigan's communities have already opted out of having them in their boundaries.
September 24, 2019
Gov’s E-Cig Rules Vaporize Ban On Flavored Alternative Nicotine Products
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency rules banning flavored e-cigarettes were released Wednesday without a ban on "flavored alternative nicotine" products, which had been in an earlier rules draft.
September 17, 2019
R’s Pass 2.4% Increase In School Aid; Roughly 1% For Colleges, U’s
Republican-dominated conference committees Thursday passed out slender spending increases for pubic K-12 schools, community colleges and universities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 amid Democratic concerns that R's were prioritizing roads ahead of school children.
September 17, 2019
Bills Expand Expungement Process For Old Convictions
Lawmakers want to expand Michigan's expungement laws in a way they say will give hundreds of thousands of residents with old, low-level criminal convictions a clean record.
September 11, 2019
House, Senate Pushing Ahead With Budgets
House and Senate Republican leadership gave their appropriations subcommittee chairs their final targeted spending amounts Thursday and instructed them to begin pushing out conference committee budgets this week, MIRS has learned.
August 28, 2019
Entrepreneurship Led Economic Development Introduced in Michigan House
Yesterday State Representative Tommy Brann (R-Wyoming), a small business owner himself, dropped off the long-awaited bi-partisan legislative package focused on small business growth called Entrepreneurship Led Economic Development (E-LED).
August 27, 2019
Legislative Leaders Hand Whitmer ‘Menu’ Of Road Funding Options
Republican legislative leaders submitted a menu of additional road-funding options to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday, some she'd seen before like bonding against the teacher retirement system. Some she had not.
August 27, 2019
Republican Party Sues Benson To Stop Redistricting Commission
The Michigan Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging what it calls the "unfair and unconstitutional proposed redistricting committee."
August 20, 2019
Severe Weather and Trade Wars Hit Michigan Farmers
(EAST LANSING) -- Historic rainfall, flash flooding, excessive snow, tornadoes, extreme cold, and the China trade war have negatively impacted Michigan farmers and every resident will feel the impact.
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