Blog by Team MIRS

Michigan will become the first state to ask residents about joining the organ donor registry on its income tax form, under legislation now heading toward the Governor's desk.

As the Legislature gears up to pass a record budget for next year totaling nearly $81 billion, MIRS has laid out the 10 significant, big-dollar differences between the Governor's proposed budget and the spending plans passed by the House and Senate.

Michigan was awarded more than $1.5 billion in federal funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to get broadband to everyone in the state

More than $1 billion would be pouring into the Michigan High-Speed Internet (MIHI) Office as part of the federal government’s plan to connect all Americans to broadband internet and bridge the digital divide.

Only six bills have passed the House with unanimous support so far in 2023, marking a massive decline over the past 10 sessions based on an analysis conducted by MIRS.