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This week, the House passed legislation appropriating just over $1 billion in federal COVID relief dollars. The bill, introduced by Representative Julie Calley (R-Portland), is aimed at expanding early treatment capacity, ease worker shortages, and keeping schools open for in-person learning. Specifics within the bill include: $668 million for COVID testing; of which $150 million […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order creating the Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council. The council will be housed within the Department of Health and Human Services and comprised of state department directors, representatives from the nursing home workforce, representatives of nursing home employers, and nursing home residents. Their goal will be to identify, review, […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November declined by two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.9%. Total employment during the month advanced by 11,000, and unemployment receded by 11,000. Specifics within the monthly report by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, shows that despite gains, the pandemic continues to impact job rates in Michigan, […]

The House and Senate have wrapped up session for the year and are not scheduled to hold session or committee hearings. In observance of the holidays, MLC will be closed beginning on Friday, December 24 and returning on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. How Smart Tech Is Transforming Nonprofits – Technology helps nonprofits in their day-to-day operations, but could it also free up time for them to plan on […]

The House and Senate passed identical bill packages aimed at helping communities across the state remain competitive in attracting businesses. A bill incrementally expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit was considered in the Senate Finance Committee. A $1.2 billion supplemental budget plan, funded entirely by federal COVID relief dollars, was considered in the House Appropriations […]

This week, the House passed a bill package aimed at helping communities across the state remain competitive in attracting businesses. The bills create the “Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund,” which creates an incentive program allowing the state to invest in economic development projects through funding tax incentives, site preparation, and workforce training opportunities. The […]

A bill incrementally expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was considered in the Senate Finance Committee this week. The EITC provides a tax break for low to moderate income tax earners. The amount needed to qualify follows federal guidelines and varies depending on if a taxpayer has children, dependents, or is disabled. Currently, for […]