A newly unveiled economic strategy from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer includes plans to help Michigan score more big-name development projects, as well as thousands of new jobs.
If the country defaults on its debt, millions of people would lose their jobs, retirement accounts would be decimated, Social Security payments could be delayed, Medicare and Medicaid benefits could be affected, and military members could see paychecks delayed.
An estimated 464,000 Michiganders could lose access to Medicaid health insurance, 366,000 residents would lose access to food assistance, and Michigan veterans would lose 187,700 doctors visits for issues like mental health and substance disorder treatment under the bill.
A soon-to-be-built $2.4 billion manufacturing plant for electric vehicle batteries is poised to create 2,350 new jobs—with above-average salaries—and help secure Michigan’s place in the automotive supply chain.
House Republicans have spent their first 100 days in power discussing plans to cut social programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance and conducting half-baked and conspiracy-fueled investigations.