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Tate Prioritizing Budget Now That House Dems Are Back Up To 56
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) is focused on getting a budget passed. Full stop.

House GOP Push SOAR Oversight, Bringing Back RTW
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

House Republicans on Wednesday re-upped proposals they said will better spur economic development in the state, like increasing oversight of key state programs and bringing back right to work.

House Dems Return To Full Strength At 56 With Special Election Results
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Following a closely watched special election, the two empty House seats have been filled, restoring Democrats to their 56-54, two-person majority.

Nessel Again Calls To Legislature To Enact Slush Fund Ethics Reforms
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Criminal financial charges filed Tuesday against former Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, have again led to the state's top law enforcement agent to plead for legislative ethics and transparency reforms regarding political dark money accounts, nonprofits and other accounts commonly called slush funds.

First-ever Financial Disclosures In; Specifics Lacking
Monday, April 15, 2024

Lawmakers and statewide officers were required to file financial disclosures on Monday for the first time in state history, though the specifics of the filings were limited as officials for the most part don't need to report specific amounts of income.

Whitmer, Political Leaders Tout Hotel-Motel Tax Bill In West Michigan
Monday, April 15, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS – Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that the hotel-motel tax bill signed earlier this month would strengthen Kent County's economy and increase its placemaking abilities with a potential new amphitheater and soccer stadium – a facility she hoped would be grand enough to even attract her favorite fictional TV football-turned-fútbol coach.

House Staffers Seek To Unionize
Friday, March 29, 2024

Michigan House staff is looking to unionize.

Whitmer Doesn't Like Siphoned SOAR Funds; Tate Talks Transparency
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is hoping to iron out some details of the economic development package passed by the Senate this week once it gets to the House.

February Unemployment Rate Drops, Labor Force Remained Stable
Thursday, March 21, 2024

The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.9 percent in February, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget said Thursday.

NFL Hype Train Stops In Lansing
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Michigan leaders are ready to get the state and the country excited about the NFL draft in Detroit.

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