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Why Michigan’s Next 13-Seat Map Won’t Look Anything Like The Last One

Why Michigan’s Next 13-Seat Map Won’t Look Anything Like The Last One

LANSING - Back in the 1910s and 1920s, Michigan was sitting where it's going after the next election. It had 13 congressional seats. From 1914 to 1930, the map looked the same. Detroit essentially had its own district, Oakland anchored its own district, stretching into Genesee and Ingham counties. Macomb anchored its own district with

By Mike Brennan|2021-05-16T17:06:28-04:00May 16th, 2021|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Michigan In-Person Work Expected to Resume May 24

Michigan In-Person Work Expected to Resume May 24

LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced that 55 percent of Michiganders have received their first dose of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement marks the first milestone of the ‘MI Vacc to Normal’ plan, which would enable in-person work to resume across all employment sectors on May 24. Governor Whitmer released a

By SBAM|2021-05-11T07:53:39-04:00May 10th, 2021|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Bill Extends Foreclosure Avoidance To Commercial Property

Bill Extends Foreclosure Avoidance To Commercial Property

LANSING - When given a chance to catch up on delinquent property taxes or lose their land to foreclosure, 90% pay, according to Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner. At least that has been the experience of treasurers using foreclosure avoidance agreements for residential property. Now, Rep. Kelly Breen (D-Novi) is proposing to extend the program to

By SBAM|2021-05-04T20:52:47-04:00May 4th, 2021|Politics, Politics/Government, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Tax Credit Available For COVID-19 Vaccinations

Tax Credit Available For COVID-19 Vaccinations

LANSING - The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) allows small and midsize employers, and certain governmental employers, to claim refundable tax credits that reimburse them for the cost of providing paid sick and family leave to their employees due to COVID-19, including leave taken by employees to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations.

By SBAM|2021-04-26T20:27:57-04:00April 26th, 2021|Coronavirus, Featured, Science, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Small Biz, Infrastructure, Kids Mark Gov’s Priorities For Federal COVID Money

Small Biz, Infrastructure, Kids Mark Gov’s Priorities For Federal COVID Money

LANSING - Michigan will ultimately receive $18 billion in federal funding through the latest COVID-19 relief plan and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking a different approach on how to spend it. Rather than creating a supplemental spending plan and tossing it to the Legislature to act, Monday she announced her general priorities and is looking to

By Mike Brennan|2021-04-20T14:16:17-04:00April 20th, 2021|Politics, Politics/Government, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Whitmer Waiting For ‘Full’ COVID-19 Plan From Lawmakers

Whitmer Waiting For ‘Full’ COVID-19 Plan From Lawmakers

LANSING -The Michigan House passed a $3.5 billion COVID response plan made up of mostly federal dollars, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is looking for a "full plan" that uses the rest of the $2.5 billion the federal government has set aside to Michigan for the recovery. Whitmer spokesperson Bobby Leddy said the governor's office can't speculate

By Mike Brennan|2021-02-09T17:58:52-05:00February 9th, 2021|Politics, Politics/Government, Small Business Association of Michigan|

State Projecting July-August Vaccination Start For ‘Everyone Else’ Category

State Projecting July-August Vaccination Start For ‘Everyone Else’ Category

LANSING - If you’re not a senior, a frontline essential worker or someone with a health issue, you may not get a COVID vaccine until July or August at the earliest, according to the state’s interim timeline for its vaccination campaign. However, Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said the calendar is an interim one, and it’s based

By Mike Brennan|2021-02-09T17:50:26-05:00February 9th, 2021|Coronavirus, Science, Small Business Association of Michigan|

What Industry Is Listed As Having The 3rd Most COVID Outbreaks?

What Industry Is Listed As Having The 3rd Most COVID Outbreaks?

LANSING - Behind nursing homes and K-12 schools, which industry is next on the list when it comes to reported COVID-19 outbreaks? It's the combined manufacturing-construction category, with 443 outbreaks from May 29 to Jan. 14, according to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services data. Only nursing homes and long-term care facilities (1,040) and

By SBAM|2021-02-07T11:44:18-05:00February 5th, 2021|Coronavirus, Science, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Gov. Whitmer Announces Restaurants To Have Limited-Capacity Openings Feb. 1

Gov. Whitmer Announces Restaurants To Have Limited-Capacity Openings Feb. 1

LANSING – Gov. Whitmer announced details regarding restaurant and bar reopenings. Effective February 1 - February 21: • Indoor dining permitted at a 25 percent capacity, up to 100 people • Bars and restaurants must close by 10 PM • Tables must be six feet apart with no more than six people per table •

By SBAM|2021-01-24T18:24:52-05:00January 23rd, 2021|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Gov’s Goal Is For Every School To Offer In-Person Option By March 1

Gov’s Goal Is For Every School To Offer In-Person Option By March 1

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the state has set a goal to have every Michigan school district offer some sort of in-person learning option by March 1, if not sooner. The governor did not say she was requiring schools to provide in-person learning. Asked why she didn't require it, Whitmer said there's

By SBAM|2021-01-15T10:10:15-05:00January 15th, 2021|Small Business Association of Michigan|