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From Albion and Detroit to Saginaw, Flint and Pontiac, cities that relief on local income taxes suffered big budget shortfalls due to increased unemployment from the pandemic.
Spend the way out of the pandemic or be prudent? That could be the debate, as the Democratic governor seeks big boosts in pandemic pay, free college and a major infrastructure investment.
From psychiatrists to counselors to direct care workers, health agencies are unable to fill jobs as depression and substance abuse cases increase. Some state and federal programs could help nudge more doctors and therapists to underserved regions of the state.
The Michigan Senate majority leader on Tuesday apologized for conspiratorial comments. The next day he was caught on camera again, this time saying ‘I don’t take back any of the points I was trying to make.'
School leaders from across the state are sending a message to the governor and the Legislature: to improve education, increase funding for the Great Start Readiness Program.
Nearly two-thirds of Michigan teachers have received at least the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine or are set to get it, according to a survey by the state’s largest teachers union, spurring more districts to make plans to reopen.
