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This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation appropriating Federal funds to help in the state’s response to the pandemic. This includes, a $2.25/hour wage increase for direct care workers, $283 million in emergency rental assistance, up to $110 million for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million for testing and tracing. However, the governor also […]

This week the Senate passed two House bills appropriating approximately $4.25 billion of funding to aid the state’s response to the ongoing pandemic. While Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on the legislature to appropriate all federal funding the state has received, this package only utilizes a portion of the federal funds available. There are a few […]

Beginning Monday, Michigan residents over the age of 50, with medical conditions and disabilities and caregivers of children with special health care needs, will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The change comes after President Joe Biden announced that ramped-up production will provide enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end of May. Thus […]

On Thursday, the Senate passed nearly $2 billion in supplemental funding to aid in the state’s response to the ongoing pandemic. Appropriations include: $110 million for vaccine distribution $150 million to increase pay for direct care workers $185 million for testing $283 million in emergency rental assistance Additionally, the legislation appropriates funding to help schools’ […]

This week, House and Senate Democratic members unveiled the Hardworking Michiganders Recovery Plan, which aims to help families and ensure no worker is left behind during the ongoing pandemic. Specifics within the plan, include: Increases the weekly maximum for unemployment benefits from $362 to $593, and one year later restores indexing this figure to 58% […]

Five members of the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced legislation to help ensure essential workers can access workers’ compensation benefits. Specifics of the reforms include: Presuming essential workers who test positive for COVID-19, without knowing their time of infection, contracted the virus during their employment and therefore eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Encourages collaboration among Michigan […]

This week, members of the Senate Republican caucus announced a plan providing $2 billion in funding to aid the state’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed funding includes: $110 million for vaccine distribution $170 million to increase pay for direct care workers $220 million in emergency rental assistance $150 million to keep the […]

Members of the Michigan House Democratic Caucus unveiled their plan to help the state recovery from the pandemic, utilizing federal aid dollars. The plan appropriates the $5 billion in federal stimulus dollars to help Michigan workers, small businesses, families, and schools impacted by COVID-19. Specifically, the bill appropriates: $90 million for vaccine distribution $575 million […]