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The Muskegon Heights School District has been released from receivership under the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act and dissolved its Receivership Transition Advisory Board (RTAB). Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the district following a recommendation to terminate the receivership from the Muskegon Heights School District RTAB. Effective immediately, the school district regained local control without […]

Workers laid off due to a manufacturing shutdown can continue to receive unemployment benefits without looking for a new job. Under current law, workers laid off more than 45 days are not eligible for a work search waiver. The change, signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, recognizes that in the manufacturing context, certain events […]

The Senate has tentatively scheduled session for Tuesday, July 27, however, there likely won’t be any voting. The House does not have any scheduled session days during the week. The next stops on the Small Business Summit will take place on July 26 and 30, both hosted by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist. For more details, […]

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. Ivermectin COVID-19 Scandal Shows How Vulnerable Science is to Fraud – Fraud is so rare that it’s often never even considered to be a possibility, that’s […]

In his latest blog post, MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan shared why we should show respect towards other as we navigate through a once-in-a-century pandemic. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the $17.1 billion budget appropriating funding for K-12 schools in Michigan. The Senate voted to approve a citizen’s initiative removing gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency. […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the $17.1 billion budget appropriating funding for K-12 schools in Michigan. The budget marks the first time in state history that the gap between districts at the minimum and maximum foundation allowances has been eliminated. The $723 million within the budget to accomplish this will provide $8,700 in per […]

On Thursday, the Senate voted to approve a citizen’s initiative removing gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency. The powers under the public act were used by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the beginning of the pandemic, before the Michigan Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional last fall. The initiative was passed along a party-line vote, with […]

Utilizing federal relief dollars, a proposal to build the first state park in Genesee County was announced this week. The new outdoor recreation space would be located at Chevy Commons, a former industrial site. The $26.2 million investment in the Flint state park would be drawn from $250 million in funding previously proposed by Governor […]