Health
and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Created, Marleau Chair
This
week, the Senate created the Senate Appropriations Health and Human Services
Subcommittee to reflect the merger of the departments of Community Health and
Human Services into the Department of Health and Human Services. Senator James Marleau (R-Lake Orion) who
chaired the DCH subcommittee will chair the new one. Senator Peter MacGregor
(R-Rockford) who chaired the DHS subcommittee will serve as majority vice chair
of the new subcommittee.
This week, Flint's
financial emergency has been resolved, the city’s emergency manager status is
completed, and now the City will continue moving toward self-governance and
economic independence. A receivership
transition advisory board has been named to assist the city to continue its
transition to full local control.
Job Growth Continues in the Right
Direction
The Michigan
Strategic Fund approved two business expansions and one community
revitalization project that expect to generate nearly $39 million in new
investment and 151 new jobs. Atomic Object LLC has been awarded a $250,000
grant as part of plans to renovate a functionally obsolete building in Grand
Rapids to serve as its new headquarters while also doubling its Ann Arbor
location and leasing additional space in Detroit. Emhart Technologies LLC will receive a
$350,000 grant as part of plans to construct a 30,000-square-foot expansion of
its manufacturing operations in Chesterfield Township, converting the existing
office space into manufacturing space.
Latest Polling has Proposal 1 Support At 29%
A newly released EPIC/MRA poll shows 29 percent of
Michigan voters plan to vote yes on Tuesday, while 61 percent plan to vote
no. Since the last poll in March and the millions of dollars
being spent by supporters of the proposal, the number supporting the plan has
only moved 4 percentage points. If the
proposal passes Michigan’s sales tax will be raised as a part of a plan to
increase road funding by $1.2 billion.