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Whitmer's 10% COVID Pay Cut Lasted About 5 Months

05/09/22 09:49 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer's 10% COVID Pay Cut Lasted About 5 Months

(Source MIRS.news, Published 05/06/2022)  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed two years ago to return 10% of her $159,300-a-year salary to the state Treasury as an act of solidarity with those workers who were out of work due to the Stay Safe, Stay Home order issued during the beginning of COVID-19.

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AG Calls For Full Cancellation Of Federal Student Loan Debt

05/06/22 12:08 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
AG Calls For Full Cancellation Of Federal Student Loan Debt

Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining seven other AGs in calling on President Joe Biden to cancel federal student loan debt for “every federal student loan borrow in the country,” which amounts to $1.747 trillion in debt.

 

“Hardships created by the pandemic – and the subsequent hold on loan...

State Supreme Court Questions One-Judge Grand Jury Process

05/05/22 12:25 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
State Supreme Court Questions One-Judge Grand Jury Process
The one-judge grand jury process used to criminally charge former Gov. Rick Snyder, former health director Nick Lyon and seven other officials in connection with the Flint Water crisis is "not only an oxymoron, but a structural error," an attorney told the Michigan Supreme Court Wednesday.

92% Of Local Funding Proposals Pass During May Election

05/04/22 09:22 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
92% Of Local Funding Proposals Pass During May Election
Schools around Michigan were the big winners during the May 3 election with more than $1.2 billion in millages and bonds passing, according to MIRS' recording of Tuesday night's ballot proposals involving requests for money.

Rinke: 'We Followed The Rules'

05/03/22 03:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Rinke: 'We Followed The Rules'
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke praised his campaign team for turning in 21,000 petition signatures that have, for now at least, passed public scrutiny.