Rep. LaFave talks about his House Bills 4075 and 4076, which would update the symbol for disability parking signs in Michigan to show an more active, dynamic individual. Similar legislation passed the House unanimously in 2019, but was never taken up in the Senate after the pandemic. The measures, which are under consideration in the […]

State Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, today joined House colleagues in adjusting parameters for unemployment benefits as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she will soon rescind her COVID-19 restrictions. House Bill 4434, advanced through the House and co-sponsored by Markkanen, would remove an extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits that comes on top of […]

Rep. Beson, who owns a small, family-operated market in Bay County, says today’s House vote to end the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment benefit, will spell good news for small and local businesses struggling to stay afloat because of shortages of employees.

Rep. Brann, the owner of Brann’s Steakhouse, says that the $300 weekly federal unemployment pandemic benefit is keeping his small business, and small businesses like it, from fully reopening. The House voted to end the benefit this coming Tuesday, June 22.

Rep. O’Malley says House passage Thursday of legislation that ends the weekly $300 unemployment pandemic supplement spells good news for Michigan’s small businesses and its tourist industry as they try to hire workers in a reopening state.

State Rep. David Martin, center, today welcomed two local business owners to the House Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee for a hearing on the state’s workforce shortage.