Michigan real-time unemployment rate rises to 35%
Michigan real-time unemployment rate rises to 35%
Regardless of when the economy is fully reopened, Michigan policymakers should prepare for economic recovery through tax and regulatory reforms.
Bipartisan bill would stop Whitmer’s order to house COVID-19 patients in nursing homes
Bipartisan bill would stop Whitmer’s order to house COVID-19 patients in nursing homes
One Democratic lawmaker called Whitmer's nursing home policy the "most idiotic thing we could come up with.”
Critics slam Whitmer’s plan to group COVID-positive seniors in nursing homes
Critics slam Whitmer’s plan to group COVID-positive seniors in nursing homes
Detroit Democrat Leslie Love said the move is “not a good idea.”
Gov. Whitmer Jumps the Shark
Gov. Whitmer Jumps the Shark
Michigan lost 1 million jobs in April, unemployment rate now 33%
Michigan lost 1 million jobs in April, unemployment rate now 33%
With heavy job losses in hospitality, manufacturing and construction, Michiganders are experiencing the worst economic pain in the region.
Michiganders fight dam break, COVID-19
Michiganders fight dam break, COVID-19
Linda Vigder
Linda Vigder
“My husband Leon was a 100% disabled veteran. After I had an accident in January of 2019, I wasn’t able to take care of him myself anymore, so he went into a nursing home. “He was in the closest one to me, but that was still about 35 miles away. For a year, I fought...
Michigan still home to region’s highest real-time unemployment rate at 33%
Michigan still home to region’s highest real-time unemployment rate at 33%
Michigan’s unemployment rate is 20% higher than Ohio’s and 62% higher than Wisconsin’s.
David vs big Gretchen
David vs big Gretchen
Joshua Richardson
Joshua Richardson
“After the auto parts manufacturer I work for was shut down due to COVID-19, I attempted to file an unemployment claim. “It was almost two weeks before I got through online, and I couldn’t get through on the phone. I sent a message to unemployment asking what to do and continued to try to get...
Michigan has region’s highest real-time unemployment rate, with 1 in 3 workers out of a job
Michigan has region’s highest real-time unemployment rate, with 1 in 3 workers out of a job
The Wolverine State is experiencing more job loss than any other state in the region – more than double that of the Great Recession.
Laura Alderton
Laura Alderton
“I am the proud [grandma] to a spunky, energetic, sassy, loving, very special 2-year-old named Kyleigh. “She needs surgery, which is deemed unessential by our governor, and cannot receive the care she desperately needs until these restrictions are lifted. “When this pandemic first started, Kyleigh was scheduled to see an ENT. Her tonsils are growing...