Breakdown of Michigan’s FY 2021-2022 Budget

Going into this budget season, when we were crunching the numbers this spring, our economic outlook was bleak. Due to COVID-19, our state was looking like it would face a cut of $3 billion from our $10 billion General Fund budget. However, due to the resilience of...

Legislative Updates & District News

In this Edition Session and Committee Updates Budget Update Michigan Capitol Commission Suicide Prevention Month District News & Events SESSION AND COMMITTEE UPDATES Senate Bill 757: After hearing from residents around the state, the Majority Leader moved 757 to a...

Michigan Offering Free Tuition to Essential Workers

During the worst of this unprecedented pandemic, frontline workers including hospital staff, grocery store clerks, childcare providers, delivery drivers and more stepped up and put their own health and lives on the line to help the state of Michigan move forward. Now...

Unemployment Assistance & Legislative Updates

This week, the House and Senate returned to session. As we head towards the end of the year, expect news on the budget and a wide variety of policy issues as legislators make the final push for their legislative priorities to close out 2020.  We’ve heard from...