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Many early educators in Michigan will soon receive $1,000 bonuses, a ‘thank you’ to thousands of workers across the state who stuck with challenging, low-paid, and essential jobs through the scariest days of the pandemic.
State Rep. Matt Maddock, who aided Trump efforts to try and overturn Michigan’s 2020 election, is touting the former president’s support as he seeks to become the next leader of the House Republican caucus.
Zahra is a breaking news and environment reporter for Bridge Michigan. She worked previously at MLive Media and The Flint Journal. She was a 2018 Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic and a 2017 Minority Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Zahra received a bachelor’s of science degree in general biology from Central Michigan University and a master's of law degree in environment, energy, natural resource law and policy from Lewis and Clark Law School. Reach her at zahmad@bridgemi.com or on Twitter at @AhmadZahra1m.
Population declines in the prized game fish are forcing the Natural Resources Commission to confront a stark policy choice: lowering bag limits or pursuing other options, such as changes in stocking strategies.
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House Republicans and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are both out with plans to spend federal stimulus funds on policing initiatives. But they aren’t actually negotiating those plans yet, as nearly $6.5 billion sits in the bank.
COVID-19 policies have already hurt Michigan businesses, and "the federal government getting further into their underwear is unnecessary, unwarranted, unproductive and indefensible," Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said Wednesday.
The state’s non-partisan citizens redistricting panel is less than two months from approving final new legislative boundaries that could alter the political makeup in Lansing and DC. They have proposed 15 maps, most of which could give Democrats an edge.
