$2.5B Tax Cut On Its Way, Governor Wants Negotiations
After Republican lawmakers provided their final approval on a $2.5 billion income tax cut, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has clarified she’s armed with a veto pen and ready to negotiate. “This bill […]
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March 8, 2022
February 28, 2022
MI’s First Pharmaceutical ‘Middlemen’ Mandates Signed
After countless meetings and assessments on the state’s ascending drug costs, the Governor signed legislation Wednesday reining in on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) absorb revenue from patients needing their […]
February 28, 2022
Hey Alexa, what’s happening in Lansing?
The Small Business Association of Michigan has a dedicated Legislative Action Council who weighs in on legislative matters and receives quarterly updates on the latest information in Lansing and Washington, […]
February 22, 2022
Pharmacists Can Share Lower, Generic Drug Costs Under Senate-Passed Bill
Pharmacies would be prohibited from participating in contracts that bar them from disclosing prescription drug costs and the price tags of similar products, under legislation that unanimously passed the Senate. […]
February 22, 2022
Ambassador Bridge Blockade Cost Nearly $300M In Auto Industry Losses
The weeklong Ambassador Bridge blockage that was cleared up Sunday cost Michigan and Ontario automakers and their workers $299.9 million in direct losses, according to an Anderson Economic Group (AEG) […]
February 15, 2022
Whitmer Budget Proposal Spends Everything The State Could Spend
(GRAND LEDGE) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s record-breaking $74.1 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 recommends spending all of the $14-$15 billion in extra state and federal revenue the state […]
February 9, 2022
First Redistricting Maps Challenge Dies In Court
The Michigan Supreme Court shot down a lawsuit Black voters filed against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s maps on the basis too few districts being drawn in which a majority […]
February 9, 2022
National Group Bankrolling $15 Minimum Wage Proposal; Other Petitions
One Fair Wage Action, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit set up to help tipped servers get out of scratching an existence based on tips, is the driving force behind the latest effort […]
February 1, 2022
House OKs $186M For COVID Impacted Businesses
Gyms, movie theaters, bars and the industries most impacted by COVID-era restrictions would get a chunk of federal COVID-19 relief dollars under a $186.1 million spending plan that passed the […]
February 1, 2022
$250M In Federal Funds Moved To UI Trust Fund Under Bill
Michigan would kick $250 million into the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund as a way to make sure businesses aren’t paying for reported fraud coming out of the unemployment agency during […]
January 18, 2022
HFA Has State Up $2.6B For Last Year, $1.7B For This Year
State government’s flush times don’t appear to be ending any time soon. The Governor and legislative leaders can expect $2.6 billion more than expected for the fiscal year that ended […]
December 28, 2021
A look back at SBAM’s Advocacy Work in 2021
As we look back on 2021, we wanted to highlight some of the important measures taken to advocate for Michigan small businesses. 1. Safely Reopen Michigan We were crucial in advocating to […]
December 15, 2021
SBAM Statement on Pro-Small Business Legislative Action
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 14, 2021Contact: Laura Biehl, laura@reschstrategies.com SBAM President Brian Calley issued the following statement after pro-small business legislation was approved by the Michigan Legislature: “The Legislature is taking […]
December 14, 2021
Senate Passes Economic Development Plan, Dollar Signs Coming Up Next Week
The Senate approved its side of the massive economic development plan, which would produce new incentive programs in hopes that Michigan will be more ripe for large-scale business endeavors. “These […]
December 14, 2021
MI Earned Income Tax Credit Could Climb To 30%
A Sen. Wayne A. Schmidt (R-Traverse City) bill aiming to boost the state’s earned income tax credits (EITCs) by up to 30% of an individual’s federal EITC over several years received its first hearing Wednesday […]
December 7, 2021
Gov Dismisses Enbridge Suit Over Line 5
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday shifted the state’s legal strategy against Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline by voluntarily dismissing her 2020 lawsuit to focus on a separate, but similar, lawsuit filed in state […]
December 7, 2021
Whitmer, Legislature Beginning Budget Talks
House and Senate leaders are meeting with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office on how to spend what is now at least $15 billion in federal dollars and higher-than-expected state tax revenue before […]
November 30, 2021
State Senate Map Recap … Most Likely Scenarios
The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has six Senate maps it can choose among when it gets together next month to make its final pick for 2021-2031. However, the focus at […]
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