Jordyn Hermani

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Capitol Reporter at Bridge Michigan

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Michigan House GOP to subpoena Jocelyn Benson for election training docs

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Members of the House Oversight Committee Tuesday have issued a subpoena to the Michigan Department of State Lawmakers are looking for “election training materials given to clerks,” saying they’re verifying whether the state is following new election laws State Department officials say they’ve tried to comply ahead of the subpoena, but what’s sought contains sensitive security information LANSING — Michigan's Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to authorize a subpoena...
Gretchen Whitmer: I shouldn’t have hid my face in White House visit

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Gretchen Whitmer met with President Trump last week to talk Michigan issuesBut the meeting went off course and a Whitmer briefly covered her face with folders, a moment captured in a viral photoOn Monday, Whitmer says she ‘kind of wishes’ she didn’t do that but is good at laughing at herselfDETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday told reporters she regrets hiding her face during a visit to the Oval Office last week, a moment captured in a viral photograph.
Fact check: Gretchen Whitmer warns 'funding cliff’ coming for Michigan roads

1 week ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

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Troubled teens caught in middle of Michigan treatment facility shuffle

2 weeks ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Michigan is moving a male-only juvenile justice facility to Macomb County, displacing a similar treatment facility in the same building That group, Rite of Passage, now says their St. Clair Youth Treatment Center is in danger of closing if it can’t get a new building by May 5 Caught in the middle are boys and young men undergoing court-ordered behavioral health treatment LANSING — The care of more than a dozen troubled boys and young men ordered for treatment at a behavioral health facility...
Mike Duggan, Matt Hall push for new Michigan fund to fight crime

2 weeks ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall urge action on Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund proposal Fund would use a portion of sales tax revenue to boost local law enforcement efforts based on crime rates Hall says the fund is his ‘top priority’ when the House returns from spring break on April 15, but Senate support is unclear DETROIT — The Michigan House is prepared to approve plans for a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund that would boost local law...
Two laws in 90 days: Michigan’s new divided Legislature off to slow start

3 weeks ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Nearly 90 days into the new session, the Michigan Legislature has finalized the second fewest laws in two decadesIt’s also met fewer times, passed fewer bills and introduced less legislation than the last time Michigan had a divided government in 2007Partisan fighting underscores a tepid relationship between current House and Senate leaders. Will things change?
Third time’s the charm for Oxford-inspired school safety bills?

4 weeks ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Legislation looking to bolster student, staff safety in schools is back before the Legislature for a third time The bills would streamline how law enforcement handles student-submitted crisis tips and require more active-shooter drills, among other things The bills came about after a shooting at Oxford High School more than three years ago left four students dead, prompting calls for change LANSING — When a shooting at Oxford High School claimed the lives of four students in 2021, Michigan...
Old buildings, new ideas: Michiganders fight housing shortage with innovation

1 month ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Michigan is the in the midst of a housing shortage, prompting state and local officials to take creative action in the fight That includes things like employer-assisted housing backed by the state and creating tiny homes on the west side of the state The push to address the state’s housing shortage also means good news in Michigan’s fight against homelessness LANSING — When the Capital Area Housing Partnership acquired the long-defunct Walter French Junior High School just outside of downtown...
Whitmer vape tax plan would ban most flavors as ‘contraband’

1 month ago | bridgedetroit.com | Jordyn Hermani |Christine Ferretti

Michigan could ban many vape products under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to tax e-cigarettes in the name of public healthThe plan would ban the sale of non-FDA approved vaping products and calls for seizing and removing them from store shelvesBan would include most flavored vapes. Whitmer tried to ban them before in 2019 but courts overturned the emergency orderLANSING — The majority of vaping products in Michigan could be seized as contraband if Gov.
Takeaways, fact-checks: Vance defends tariffs, urges patience in Michigan

1 month ago | bridgemi.com | Jordyn Hermani

Vice President JD Vance toured a plastics manufacturer in Bay City Friday as part of an effort to tout America’s “industrial resurgence” Vance defended President Donald Trump’s decision to implement tariffs on European and other allies Vance also touted manufacturing growth, while claiming the administration has cut egg and gas prices BANGOR TOWNSHIP —The future success of the United States may depend on a manufacturing resurgence, Vice President JD Vance said Friday, arguing tariffs are...