Many House Democrats are fuming as fallout continues over the passage of the School Aid Fund budget, which contains no foundation allowance increase for K-12 public schools, and the failure to transmit to the Senate SB 911 , which would permanently lower the cap on teacher's retirement contributions.
Sources speaking on background said leadership has broken the trust of many members of the Democratic Caucus. Although the policy issues can be fixed, either with a budget supplemental or by getting SB 911 to the governor's desk, House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and his team will have to put in real work to restore the majority's faith in his leadership.
Michigan Farm Bureau's AgriPac announced its slate of House endorsements ahead of the August primary, choosing Republican candidates in several districts currently represented by Democrats that are expected to be competitive in November.
Businesses leaders and environmental organizations made their support of an economic development plan known as lawmakers are facing pressure from school groups to press pause on the proposal and other opponents continue to dig in against the 10-year plan that would put billions toward corporate incentives, housing and transit.
A pair of Democratic House members on Thursday proposed changes to an economic development proposal that would reduce the amount of funding steered toward the main business incentive fund and an increase in the Corporate Income Tax.
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce issued endorsements Thursday in 64 of the 110 Michigan House seats, continuing its recent trend of endorsing more Democrats than in the past while still largely backing Republicans overall.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committee s on Wednesday held separate meetings considering a legislative transfer of $250 million for a manufacturing megasite being planned in Genesee County.
The reason the other post-employment benefits portion of teacher retirement fund is fully funded is because of sacrifices educators have made and the funds should be put toward reducing their costs, school groups said during a press conference on Wednesday.
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.
Fems for Dems and MI List, a pair of groups focused on reproductive rights, endorsed 46 Democrats for the House this week.
The results of the May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference were "boring" State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks said Friday, and that's a good thing.