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Michigan Senate Democrats probe impact of federal funding freeze
Michigan Senate Democrats held a hearing Wednesday, March 5, to take testimony from disability advocates, community health clinic leaders, early childhood education program leaders and others on how they were impacted by President Donald Trump’s funding freeze.
Hiring concerns. Payroll issues. Strained budgets. Anxiety over lost contracts and imminent layoffs.  Looking back on the weeks since President Donald Trump first sought to halt federal grant and loan spending,
The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to extend protections for health care systems that take part in a federal drug affordability program.
A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would lower the state’s income tax rate by a fraction of a percent, from 4.25% to 4.05%.It’s a callback to a couple years ago. That’s when strong state revenue triggered a law that temporarily lowered the tax rate in 2023.
Legislation to overturn Michigan’s red flag laws that allow judges to remove guns from people deemed dangerous has been introduced in the GOP-controlled state House. State Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) introduced a pair of bills last week to repeal laws establishing Extreme Risk Protection Orders that Democratic Gov.