Experts: Michigan may lose 13,000 jobs due to tariffs, lawmakers will have $456 million less than expected for state budget.
Jordyn Hermani
As part of the Capitol team, Jordyn Hermani covers state policy and politics, tracking the Legislature, the state budget and elections. Before joining Bridge, she wrote for MLive as its statewide politics and culture reporter and for Gongwer Michigan as its state House reporter.
A 2018 graduate of Central Michigan University, Jordyn lives in Lansing with her husband and two cats.
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Matt Hall storms Lansing: Insulting, unapologetic and 'winning every week'
Proponents and detractors alike call him “Trumpy.” Meet House Speaker Matt Hall, the controversial new power player shaking up the Michigan Capitol.
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Nessel: ‘Grave concerns,’ but no more charges in $25M Michigan earmark probe
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says corruption charges against a former legislative staffer show the need for guardrails to “prevent fraudsters from stealing our hard working tax dollars.”
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Michigan Senate Dems finalizing $84.5B budget: Time for House to ‘get serious’
The $84.5 billion spending plan advancing in the Senate includes $3 billion for long-term road funding. The catch: Democrats don’t yet know where that money will come from.
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Michigan judge strikes down 24-hour abortion wait as unconstitutional
A Michigan law that required women to wait 24 hours before obtaining an abortion ‘forces needless delay on patients after they are able to consent to a procedure, thus burdening and infringing upon a patient’s access to abortion care,’ a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Michigan 'pork' projects: 6 things to know about $3.4B sought by lawmakers
Michigan Senate Republicans disclose their own earmark requests after House lawmakers ask for more than $3B for pet projects in their districts.
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Pet project day in Lansing: Lawmakers seek $3.3B for pools, roads and more
Legislators are jockeying to spend big in their districts, filing 800 requests to spend millions on everything from teachers and museums to youth programs, agriculture and bridges.
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Matt Hall says he’s playing long game in passing solar siting repeal Senate won’t take up
The Michigan House GOP advances legislation that’s likely dead in a Democratic-led state Senate. Why the House speaker says that’s not a problem.
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‘It’s devastating’: Michigan loses about $15M in federal AmeriCorps cuts
The cuts to the program will impact literacy tutors, homeless assistance and the Special Olympics as a result of efforts to slash the federal budget.
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Senate Dems want $1B more for Michigan schools, call cuts ‘dangerous’
Michigan’s Democratic Senate wants $21.8 billion for public schools to help reduce class sizes, pay teachers more.