The Detroit Regional Chamber PAC on Wednesday announced it is endorsing Randy LeVasseur who is seeking the Republican nomination against Rep. Josh Schriver in the 66th House District.
A proposal moving through the House to provide billions toward economic development during the next decade is facing steep obstacles between Democratic opposition and a coalition of school groups tying the plan to their objection to the budget's change in other post-employment benefits.
Lawmakers formally began conversations on the long-term economic development policy package introduced last week, which was discussed at length during the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.
In addition to the procedural work of voting to zero out the Senate's budget bills, the House passed a hodge-podge of bipartisan policy bills Tuesday.
Legislation that would create tax breaks for alternative fuels was considered by a House panel on Wednesday.
Lawmakers had questions about the practicality of legislation to create a program to issue discount vouchers for Michigan residents to purchase eligible e-bikes.
Legislation creating an economic development fund designed to attract and retain younger companies, first floated by Governor Gretchen Whitmer during her State of the State earlier this year, was brought before a House panel on Tuesday.
Environmental activists and other advocates are pushing back against legislation that provides tax cuts for data centers.
The House put forward its first ever budget recommendation for the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, which was created last July by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Legislation that would revive a long-defunct tax credit to encourage TV and film production in Michigan, though less generous than a previous iteration of the program, cleared a House committee Tuesday.