Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s economic plan would also direct money to help parents offset childcare expenses and enable businesses to cover operational costs. She must negotiate the plan with a GOP-majority legislature.
Republicans in the Senate pass a bill to require the governor to inform legislative leaders when she leaves Michigan. That’s a security risk, state police say.
Supporters say you need an ID to buy beer so you should need one to vote. Foes say eliminating an option allowing voters without ID to still cast ballots amounts to an illegal fee. The courts may decide.
Michigan has two vacancies for the federal courts, and activists say Hispanics have been shut out of judgeships by a confidential group used to vet candidates by Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters.
Benson’s legislative testimony Tuesday followed criticism from Republicans and from some members of the public who waited months to get an advanced in-person appointment at SOS branch offices.
With the FAA probing the legality of a nonprofit payment for Whitmer’s March flight to Florida, the governor’s campaign announced Thursday that it will pay for the flight instead. It also revealed the governor’s daughters flew on the return flight.
The governor’s weekend visit to an East Lansing bar is the second incident in five weeks that critics say fly in the face of policies meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Michigan.
Despite state officials expressing optimism about the latest numbers, Eric Bussis, the chief economist at the Michigan Department of Treasury warned that some factors could still derail the projected revenues.
Republicans want to increase confidence in elections by allowing partisans to take video and broadcast vote counting. Some fear that make it impossible to work — and could expose private information.
Within the past two weeks, a nonprofit set up for Gretchen Whitmer’s inauguration footed the bill for the $27,000 flight to Florida amid the pandemic. The disclosure is unlikely to quell the issue.
Republicans accuse Whitmer of hypocrisy following reports she flew on a private jet owned by political donors. The Michigan governor says security concerns prevent her from disclosing details about the trip.
Her refusal to answer questions about who funded a private trip to Florida follow flaps about confidential severances and reluctance to release COVID-19 records.
House lawmakers want the Democratic governor to rescind a recent order requiring those as young as 2 to wear masks before they approve money that could transform child care.
Michigan’s population grows past 10 million, but it will still lose a representative in Congress. Four of the six other states losing a seat are in the Great Lakes.
A new panel to draw Michigan’s political lines could allow diverse groups to increase their political power. But the process is bound to create winners and losers.
