The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) made an estimated $3.9 billion in overpayments to 347,437 claimants who were later deemed ineligible. That money likely will not be recouped “because the improper […]
No one knows where all the money will go, but with 73 public transit operations in Michigan servicing 89 million riders a year, the Michigan Public Transit Association’s (MTA) CEO […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 How can that be, considering the GOP successfully repealed the […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
