David Eggert
Michigan Policy and Politics Reporter at Crain's Detroit Business
Politics/policy reporter for @CrainsDetroit & @CrainsGR | Formerly @AP & various newspapers | Husband/dad, @NorthwesternU grad | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — The Democratic-led Senate is poised to pass an economic budget that would give a "lifeline" to businesses and others impacted by tariffs and federal cuts but slash economic development incentives. The proposed $2.1 billion Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity budget includes $100 million for new "economic relief" initiatives and $125 million in one-time housing relief, up from $94.5 million for housing affordability this fiscal year.
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1 week ago |
crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — House Speaker Matt Hall did not commit to passing a K-12 funding plan by a July 1 deadline and said he expects the House to propose a full state budget that would cut spending below current levels. Hall's statements, made Wednesday, are perhaps the strongest signal yet of a bumpy budgetary process ahead for the Republican-controlled House, the Democratic-led Senate and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Chinese companies would be ineligible for Michigan economic development incentives and generally could not buy property in the state under House-passed bills that would also cover six other countries “of concern.”The Republican-led House backed the restrictions Tuesday, also voting to limit foreign influence on state universities, mandate that physical and virtual medical records be stored in the U.S. or Canada and ban the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.
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1 week ago |
crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Chinese companies would be ineligible for Michigan economic development incentives and generally could not buy property in the state under House-passed bills that would also cover six other countries "of concern."The Republican-led House backed the restrictions Tuesday, also voting to limit foreign influence on state universities, mandate that physical and virtual medical records be stored in the U.S. or Canada and ban the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — K-12 districts would be required to implement policies seeking to limit students' cellphone use under a bill that won initial approval in Michigan's Legislature, which is debating how much flexibility to give school boards. Senate Bill 234 was passed by the Democratic-led Senate 28-9 Tuesday and sent to the Republican-controlled House. All 19 Democrats and nine Republicans voted yes.
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