State Economy
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Granholm: Federal investments put Michigan union workers at heart of clean energy boom
Michigan’s union workers have a big role to play in the nationwide transition to clean energy.
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Workforce development program fast-tracks Michigan nurses’ training to ease shortages
The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan provided Michigan nursing schools and health care centers with much-needed funding to help them invest in the health care workforce.
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How the Biden-Harris administration expanded child care benefits in Michigan
Harris has also sought to align school and work hours, expand after-school and summer programs, and guarantee paid leave for parents and caregivers.
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Harris helped cut insulin prices for 122,000 Michigan seniors
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan seniors, including a Portage manufacturer, are seeing big savings in prescription drug costs, thanks to the Biden-Harris administration.
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Kamala Harris’ policy priorities are focused on making healthcare more affordable for Michiganders
The American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act lowered healthcare premiums, lowered drug costs and made vaccines free for Michigan seniors on Medicare, and eliminated medical debt for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
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Thousands of Michiganders pack inside Detroit airline hangar to ‘fight for the future’
At least 15,000 Michiganders came out to support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in what marked the largest rally of their campaign.
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10 things Michiganders should know about Project 2025
Republicans’ Project 2025 agenda promises sweeping changes for the federal government—and it could have a profound effect on Michiganders’ way of life.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
There’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from Michigan’s cannabis industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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UAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again
UAW President Shawn Fain said ex-President Donald Trump is beholden to billionaires, knows nothing about the auto industry and would send the labor movement into reverse.
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Minimum wage and tipped workers to get a raise after Michigan Supreme Court decision
In a 4-3 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court overruled the state Legislature on Wednesday to reinstate major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.
