It’s not getting the headlines, but billions of dollars set aside for cities and towns in the federal COVID relief packaged passed Wednesday will make a huge difference in Michigan.
Bipartisan legislation advanced Wednesday to allow expungement after three years, but it faces opposition from sheriffs, prosecutors and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers.
The Great Start Readiness Program offers state-funded preschool for 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families. But funding hasn’t been boosted since 2014, leaving school districts to make up the difference.
Some $1 billion in federal funding remains unspent, as Whitmer vetoes funding for small firms as well as Republicans’ efforts to weaken her pandemic powers.
A coalition of business associations is pushing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to allow workers to return to offices. That benefits company bottom lines, but risks employee health.
As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
Changes to tax policy buried in the American Rescue Plan could dramatically help the working poor, pushing a quarter of Michigan’s poor children out of poverty.
