The value of exports for Michigan agricultural, food, and forest products was way up in 2021, despite challenges.
A state park in Flint. Clean water for Benton Harbor. A ski jump in the UP. Overnight, Michigan politicians agreed to game-changing legislation.
We’re taking a closer look at what’s behind the sticker shock, what could make the economy better, and which politicians have plans you should know about.
Michigan’s new electrified road is the first of its kind in the US. Best of all, the state’s not footing the whole bill.
Michigan Reconnect helps residents 25 and older who do not have college degrees attend community colleges or private training schools with free or deeply discounted tuition.
“One of my proudest accomplishments during my legislative tenure is the growth of 10 Cents a Meal, especially here in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula,” said state Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City).
Under Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan, the average Michigander with an existing marketplace plan has seen the cost of their premiums plunge by roughly 35%, or $59 a month.
Michigan just passed a bill to lower taxes—but it’s far more generous to corporations than individuals. Here’s what happens next.
“Having spent most of her career in small towns and rural areas in northwest Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, Sarah has deep connection and understanding of the challenges facing our rural communities.”
“Even the best stories have a last chapter. This is it for me,” Rep. Fred Upton (St. Joseph) said on the House floor Tuesday morning.
