Darcy Roberts
Darcy Roberts
"It’s really difficult to get through to the [Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency] and to get benefits. It's the bartenders, the servers and I'm sure many other types of workers getting hurt."
Heather Hartwick Gladden
Heather Hartwick Gladden
"I am very thankful, but I do have questions for our governor. Why didn't she have this all set up and ready to go when it was announced?"
Michigan has nation’s third-highest real-time unemployment rate at 28.7%
Michigan has nation’s third-highest real-time unemployment rate at 28.7%
More than 1 in 5 people from Michigan’s workforce currently has a new or continuing jobless claim.
Michigan hired Democratic data firm to collect sensitive, personal COVID-19 health information
Michigan hired Democratic data firm to collect sensitive, personal COVID-19 health information
The state should not politicize efforts to trace the spread of the virus.
Michigan’s real-time unemployment rate spikes to 26%
Michigan’s real-time unemployment rate spikes to 26%
The Wolverine State is home to the third-highest real-time unemployment rate in the nation.
Michigan records strong jobs growth in final month before pandemic fallout
Michigan records strong jobs growth in final month before pandemic fallout
The state’s jobs growth has eclipsed its peers for the past decade. But policymakers must brace for heavy jobs loss from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitmer bans motorized boating and jet-skiing statewide
Whitmer bans motorized boating and jet-skiing statewide
Michigan outdoor recreation leader disagrees: "This is using a hatchet where a scalpel was appropriate and necessary."
Michigan residents will face jail time, $1,000 fine for traveling to second home under Whitmer order
Michigan residents will face jail time, $1,000 fine for traveling to second home under Whitmer order
Criminalizing travel to a family’s own property is one of the most extreme lockdown measures of any state in the country.
Executive Order: Capitol Shutdown
Executive Order: Capitol Shutdown
Michigan saw weakest jobs growth in a decade in 2019, down manufacturing jobs
Michigan saw weakest jobs growth in a decade in 2019, down manufacturing jobs
Michigan policymakers should take steps to brace the state’s soft economy for the impact from the global coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan effort to pass $1.5B progressive income tax hike put on hold
Michigan effort to pass $1.5B progressive income tax hike put on hold
Activists planned to get 425,000 signatures from Michigan voters to scrap the state’s constitutional flat income tax protection.
Michigan weight limits lifted for trucks carrying COVID-19 supplies
Michigan weight limits lifted for trucks carrying COVID-19 supplies
The state of Michigan has announced trucks hauling supplies for coronavirus relief are exempt from seasonal weight restrictions.
4 reasons to reject a $1.5B progressive income tax hike in Michigan
4 reasons to reject a $1.5B progressive income tax hike in Michigan
The progressive income tax proposal would harm middle-class families and Michigan’s economy, not to mention hand over enormous new taxing power to the governor’s office.
Whitmer’s $3.5B borrowing plan would cost taxpayers $1.5B in interest payments
Whitmer’s $3.5B borrowing plan would cost taxpayers $1.5B in interest payments
The Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee chairman said the governor's $3.5 billion bonding plan would cost a total of $5 billion when accounting for interest payments.