Michigan is getting ready to build 22 new construction housing projects in 14 communities across the state with $250 million in low-income housing tax credit funding for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
To become a Top 10 state, Michigan's economy and housing market need significant investments, officials told a House panel on Thursday.
Legislation that would allow the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to purchase its own debt in order to keep housing prices low was taken up for testimony by a House committee on Tuesday.
House members raised concerns about how Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposals for universal Pre-K and increased funding for child care would interact with profit margins for day care centers. Those answers weren't immediately apparent to officials from the newly formed Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, but work on the subject is ongoing.
The Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, set to take effect Friday, will be handled in the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Budget, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.
Supporters of legislation that would allow for construction zone speed limits to be enforced by traffic cameras told a Senate panel Tuesday the changes would help reduce the number of injuries and deaths of workers and slow down motorists.
Several House members are asking for more out of the financial disclosure bills expected to move through the House and the Senate.
As the deadline to pass financial disclosure legislation ticks closer, the House has introduced a new bill package to implement the requirements of Proposal 2022-1.
Both House caucuses praised their fundraising efforts for the third quarter of the year, with House Democrats outraising the Republicans, but the GOP holding onto more cash as the election year inches closer.
Military members would be exempt from jury service while on active duty under legislation passed by the House on Thursday.