SBAM Statement on the Issue of ‘Shelter in Place’
Statement from SBAM President Brian Calley: “Everyone can agree that the most important thing we can do for our people is to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ‘flatten the […]
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March 22, 2020
March 19, 2020
SBAM encourages state-sponsored relief for shuttered small businesses using the Business Interruption Insurance system
Proposal calls for claims to be paid to businesses forced to close by the state
March 17, 2020
Free 2-Year Degrees For Those 25 And Up Passes House, Senate
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's program to pay for the two-year degree or industry-recognized certificate to those 25-years-old and older swiftly passed the House and Senate Thursday by wide margins.
March 10, 2020
Senate Passes Road Bonding Guardrails
Senate Republicans Wednesday passed SB 0716 and SCR 22, both objections to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $3.5 billion bonding-for-roads plan.
March 10, 2020
Federal Judge Invalidates Michigan’s Medicaid Work Requirements
A District of Columbia-based federal judge Wednesday invalidated Michigan's Medicaid work requirements as unlawful.
March 3, 2020
Road Bonding Guardrails Move Out Of Committee
Senate Republicans expressed their distaste for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's bonding plan Wednesday by moving a pair of measures designed to provide some "guardrails" on borrowing money for roads.
March 3, 2020
Ballot Prop Requires Reduced Taxes For Individuals Making Under $175K
A constitutional amendment proposal to require reduced tax rates for anyone making less than $175,000 – or $350,000 for those filing jointly – was filed with the state Bureau of Elections Friday.
February 26, 2020
Cancer Society Proposes Licenses For Tobacco Sellers
The American Cancer Society is proposing the state license every shop that sells tobacco and that the state's tax on e-cigarettes mirror the tax on non-cigarette tobacco products, as part of suggested changes to the …
February 26, 2020
Study: Pure Michigan Earned $8.79 Return For $1 Spent On It
The latest return-on-investment study on the Pure Michigan ad campaign found a return of $8.79 for every dollar spent on the combined warm weather and fall campaigns of 2019, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) …
February 18, 2020
Case Made For Labor Peace Agreements
A number of supporters of requiring marijuana licensees to obtain labor peace agreements (LPAs) got a chance to voice their perspective Wednesday during a public hearing about the state's proposed marijuana rules.
February 18, 2020
The One Item Gov Wants Most Out Of Her ’21 Budget Proposal
If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could be guaranteed one proposal from her Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget proposal that makes it into the Legislature's final product later this year, it would be her education pitches.
February 17, 2020
SBAM’s 2020 Legislative Priorities
After a couple hectic weeks on the political scene, the political process is getting back to the regular grind of legislative action, with the budget taking center stage. But relations between the Executive and Legislative …
February 12, 2020
MDOT, State Treasurer Defend Gov’s Road Bond Sale
The GOP chair of the House Transportation Committee made it clear during a Feb. 4 hearing that he was not pleased that the Governor's $3.5 billion road fix bonding plan excluded much of northern Michigan.
February 12, 2020
Whitmer Moves Off Roads With $61.9B Budget
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday abandoned a major revenue increase in her proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request to the Legislature, but if the Republican-led House and Senate have ideas for one, she's all ears.
February 5, 2020
Business, Labor Opine On Overtime, Michigan Reconnect, Childcare
The business community response to Wednesday's State of the State address ranged from positive on Michigan Reconnect, to mixed on bonding and overall concern about overtime rules that haven't been released yet.
February 5, 2020
President Trumpets End Of ‘NAFTA Disaster,’ Beginning Of USMCA
(WARREN) - President Donald Trump used his fifth visit to Michigan as president to herald the demise of the "nightmare known as NAFTA" and Wednesday's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which he proclaimed would …
January 28, 2020
No More Lobbyist Gifts, Free Lunches Under Progress MI Amendment
Progress Michigan announced Thursday a constitutional amendment initiative to ban lobbyist gift-giving to public officials, create a two-year "cooling-off period" for elected officials getting into lobbying and mandating more strenuous lobbyist reporting requirements..
January 28, 2020
Sky Is The Limit For How Much Gov Could Bond For Roads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could go ahead and bond for $2.5 billion -- or really, any amount she wanted – for new road revenue through the gubernatorial-appointed State Transportation Commission (STC), based on updated information from numerous …
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