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MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble

10/02/24 11:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year's End As County Roads Crumble
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) is making a new push to get lawmakers to a $3.9 billion annual road funding shortfall by year's end as a new County Roads Association (CRAM) report points to crumbling concrete.

Are Candidates Really Dangerous, Or Do Their Opponents Just Think So? 

10/02/24 11:00 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Are Candidates Really Dangerous, Or Do Their Opponents Just Think So? 
Political advertisements in the 2024 election cycle show that it’s not enough to call policies, places or politics “dangerous” anymore. Rather, it’s time to call politicians and people dangerous.

Dow Asks Senate Appropriations For $120M SOAR Grant

09/30/24 02:27 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dow Asks Senate Appropriations For $120M SOAR Grant
The Senate Appropriations Committee is considering giving Dow Chemical $120 million in Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund money so it can update its R&D, expand its silicon manufacturing and update the infrastructure at its Michigan Operations Industrial Park in Midland.

Report: MI Cannabis Job Market Rose To 2nd Place

09/30/24 02:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report: MI Cannabis Job Market Rose To 2nd Place
Michigan ripped to the top of the job growth market in the cannabis space and came in second behind California for the number of cannabis jobs per state as of March, according to a new industry report.

Dems Find $125M More For School Safety & Mental Health; Senate R's Deny I.E.

09/26/24 12:08 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dems Find $125M More For School Safety & Mental Health; Senate R's Deny I.E.
Legislative Democrats are using $125 million leftover from an old 2022 cost sharing program for one-time mental health and public safety grants to school districts