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Sweeping plans would revamp Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signature business incentive program while creating tax breaks for higher-wage jobs and innovation.
Stefanie Lambert, who has filed suits nationwide contesting the 2020 election, was arrested this week in Washington, D.C., and ordered to return to Michigan to face charges of tampering with voting machines.
The growth is small but conclusive: Northern Michigan areas like Crawford County, whose population had declined since 2000, gaining residents. West Michigan leads the pack, while metro Detroit is hit hard.
Michigan’s currently serving public officials must report their personal finances by April 15 through a portal unveiled by the Department of State this week.
Senate-passed legislation would prohibit sky-high interest rates on short-term payday loans. Supporters hope it will protect low-income residents, critics contend it could hurt them.
As he hits battleground states, Joe Biden returned to Michigan for the second time this year with a Thursday afternoon stop in Saginaw, a swing county where voters have picked the presidential winners since 2008.
House Democrats are targeting dark money funneled through political nonprofits in a new bill package. Past efforts have fizzled out, but supporters hope it’s a ‘new day in Lansing.’
Some Democrats want to mandate stores take bottles and cans during normal business hours. Foes say requiring the handling of ‘stinky, wet, gross cans’ is unfair.
Michigan has spent hundreds of millions on school safety in recent years, but some lawmakers contend policy solutions have stalled because of politics. Democrats disagree.
Critics challenging Michigan’s redistricting commission in court argue the latest proposed House map unfairly benefits incumbents and doesn’t address all of the issues that prompted a federal court to order a redraw.
President Joe Biden is back in Michigan next week to campaign in Saginaw, a city with a large Black population in a county that has historically predicted who will win the presidential election.
Michigan appears to be the only state in the country that makes it a crime to enter contracts for paid surrogate pregnancies. Families say it’s time for that to change, and lawmakers may act soon.