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During their final day of session for 2021, the House and Senate passed an economic development plan. One of the bills, introduced by Senator Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth), focuses on economic development and helping businesses in Michigan. The bill appropriates $1 billion to the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund, $409 million to help businesses […]

The House and Senate passed legislation aimed at helping small businesses save more on their federal taxes. Federal law allows taxpayers to deduct their state and local taxes (SALT) on their federal returns. The deduction for individuals is limited to $10,000, and the cap applies to small businesses that file taxes through their individual owners. […]

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 […]