Bridge Michigan analyzed House maps under consideration to replace those deemed illegal. The new districts are less overwhelmingly Democratic and far more homogenous racially.
The federal government says it won’t send student financial information to colleges until March, more than a month later than expected. This means students will have to wait longer for financial aid offers.
Among changes this year, some Michiganders could see more money on their tax return this season after Gov.Gretchen Whitmer signed into law an Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
My adult son with autism needs full-time care but must live across the state because the U.P. lacks enough direct care workers. Michigan must pay these workers enough money to keep them in these critical jobs.
The proposed child tax credit legislation in Congress would, in its first year, benefit more than 80% of these children — around 16 million children total, including 474,000 kids right here in Michigan.
Mai Xiong and Peter Herzberg won Democratic special election primaries in the 13th and 25th state House districts. They will advance to the general election in April, the last step in replacing two lawmakers who stepped down for local office and breaking a House tie.
Copper demand is surging as electric battery production increases, but Michigan economic officials suspended a vote on the Highland Copper Co. mine amid questions about the project’s financing.
