Rose White

3 days ago | mlive.com | Rose White

A spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month that proposes cuts to federal food aid could end up costing Michigan nearly $900 million, according to a memo released by the State Budget Office this week. The Republican-led Big, Beautiful Bill Act would reduce federal spending by $290 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, by shifting costs to states and rolling out new work requirements. Gov.

1 week ago | mlive.com | Rose White

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A federal trial started this week for a West Michigan farm labor contractor that’s been accused of trafficking migrant workers from Guatemala. The case against Purpose Point Harvesting LLC, based in Mears about five miles inland from Lake Michigan, started with jury selection on Wednesday, May 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan before Judge Jane Beckering.

1 week ago | mlive.com | Rose White

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - A Michigan home builder expects to boost its stock of affordable housing with the help of a relatively new tax program. Allen Edwin Homes announced Wednesday, May 28 at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island that it plans to build an additional 2,500 new affordable houses over the next decade because of a housing tax financing program that was created two years ago.

1 week ago | mlive.com | Rose White

A West Michigan farm labor contractor accused of trafficking migrant workers is set to go on trial in federal court at the end of May. Five Guatemalan workers claim Purpose Point Harvesting LLC coerced them into working long hours in Michigan fields by confiscating their passports, underpaying them and threatening them with retaliation from 2017 to 2019. They also allege the Oceana County contractor charged them illegal recruitment fees and controlled their bank accounts.

2 weeks ago | mlive.com | Rose White

A GOP-led U.S. House of Representatives advanced a thick 1,116-page budget bill this week that – alongside trillions in tax cuts – could impact federal food assistance for thousands of Michiganders. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House with a 215-214 vote along party lines, includes several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.