Blog categorized as State Government

GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border

04/19/24 06:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border
Deploying Michigan National Guard units to Texas to aid its state authorities in managing illegal Mexico-United States border crossings is an action the Legislature's Republican leaders are pushing for, following a recent trip to Eagle Pass, a Texas city adjacent to the river Rio Grande.

Cavitt Pitches Plan To Prioritize Michigan Campers 

04/01/24 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Cavitt Pitches Plan To Prioritize Michigan Campers 
Rep. Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) has introduced legislation giving Michigan residents priority access to state parks and forests, which he called a unique perk to incentivize living in Michigan.

Senate Dems OK Giving Communities 50% Of SOAR Bucks For 'Transformative' Projects

03/20/24 10:25 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Dems OK Giving Communities 50% Of SOAR Bucks For 'Transformative' Projects
Fifty percent of the total funding appropriated into the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund will be directed to "transformative community investments," such as housing, transit and childcare services, under legislation approved by the Senate

Nearly $1M In Booze Missing From State Warehouses

03/20/24 10:05 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Nearly $1M In Booze Missing From State Warehouses
Spirits are missing from the state inventory and there isn’t a teenager alone in the house to blame.

Greek-Letter Glitch Gains Gravitas; Filling FOIAs Take Half a Year

03/18/24 02:44 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Greek-Letter Glitch Gains Gravitas; Filling FOIAs Take Half a Year
A six-month MIRS investigation of four Michigan state departments failed to produce any internal documents written in Greek letters.