A package of bipartisan legislation signed last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aims to increase parents’ access to child care and cut through some of the red tape that providers have been forced to navigate while nearly half of all Michigan families live in a child care desert.
It’s the first time in Michigan’s history that a financial literacy course will be included in curriculum requirements.
The Board of State Canvassers rejected an initiative that would’ve put a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access on the ballot in Michigan.
A Betsy DeVos-backed proposal to help Michigan families use taxpayer funds to cover private school tuition and other education-related expenses appears finished after organizers withdrew petitions they’d submitted to the Secretary of State.
Soldano’s latest stance on social media censorship is largely inconsistent with his previous statements regarding posts on social media.
Final negotiations on a supplemental budget bill have been teed up, but there was no shortage of drama with the first big piece of legislation taken up by the new Democratic-led Legislature.
President Joe Biden at an annual meeting with county leaders on Tuesday said there is much more work to be done on gun control legislation—such as banning assault-style weapons, which are typically used in most mass shootings.
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, the granddaughter of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, has emerged as one of Biden’s most trusted advisers. Aides believe the relationships she has nurtured with state and local officials will be helpful for the campaign.
Michigan’s Legislature is making big moves on education funding.
The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is active as of Wednesday, with the goal of preventing survivors of different forms of violence from being found by their abusers using public records.
