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Whitmer signs $1.1B funding for housing, small business, jobs in earliest new session signing since 1947

Senate Bill 7 provides a funding boost for small businesses, housing, health care, job retention programs, family programs, water shutoff prevention and more.

Appeals panel shuts down anticipated increase in Michigan’s minimum wage and sick time

A court ruling means Michigan’s minimum wage workers will not be seeing a nearly three dollar per hour increase in their pay next month

Michigan passed another proposal expanding voting rights in 2022. What comes next?

While voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment expanding voting rights in November, the work to put Proposal 2 in place is only just getting started.

Calley and El-Sayed rule out Senate campaigns, McMorrow stays mum

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) announced earlier this month that she would not seek reelection in 2024, saying it was time for the next generation of leaders to ascend.

Benson, Dem lawmakers announce plans to protect election officials in wake of threats

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Democratic lawmakers announced Tuesday plans to protect election officials and crack down on those intentionally sharing misinformation about elections and voting.

New federal student loan repayment plan aimed at low-income borrowers

Under the proposed rule, undergraduate borrowers would only be required to pay 5% of their income toward their loans, which would be down from the 10% required under the current income-driven repayment plan. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement that the proposed regulation will help create a faster pathway to federal loan forgiveness and help those borrowers avoid defaulting on their loans.

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Here’s what you need to know about new workplace protections for pregnant, nursing workers

Proponents of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act — both included as amendments to the spending bill — say the measures clarify rights for these workers, who weren’t properly covered under existing laws.

Stabenow announces she won’t run again in 2024, sets off speculation on possible successors

After four terms as a U.S. senator, Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow said Thursday morning that she will not seek reelection in 2024.

Whitmer vetoes cannabis, retirement bills she says were ‘rushed through lame duck’

Before closing out the end of the year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month vetoed 11 marijuana, retirement and tax-related bills and signed into law another six bills passed by the GOP-majority Legislature.

Inflation hits Michigan food banks hard as statewide need increases during the holidays

Inflation has been slowly decreasing over the last few months, but the price of food is still higher than normal. High food costs are making it more difficult for food banks to purchase enough food to meet demand.

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