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SOAR Fund Injected With $840M Under Supplemental

09/30/22 09:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

A $1 billion mid-year supplemental spending bill designed to replenish the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) fund and kickstart other large-dollar economic development projects passed both the House and the Senate Wednesday.

MMA Backs Dem Gubernatorial Nominee For First Time Since 1990

09/27/22 11:27 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

Present-day Gov. Gretchen Whitmer obtaining the Michigan Manufacturers Association's (MMA) endorsement marks the first time the association has formally backed a Democrat since MMA's president supported then-Gov. James Blanchard in 1990.

Rural Hospitals Need Federal Aid To Stay Afloat

09/23/22 09:45 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

A bill to allow financially struggling hospitals to apply for a new designation as a “rural emergency hospital” and receive federal relief heard testimony before the House Health Policy Committee on Thursday.

Chatfield Investigation Now In Hands Of Attorney General

09/23/22 09:39 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

The Michigan State Police questioned "the oddity" of documentation kept by former House Speaker Lee Chatfield's family's school and found the former Speaker deleted text messages on his phone.