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Part of the money, Whitmer said, could be taken out from the state’s $3.5 billion surplus fueled by federal stimulus aid. To raise wages, Whitmer said the state will use the money to create grants for businesses to cover the difference between the current salary offered and the proposed $15 an hour favored by Whitmer and Democrats but is generally opposed by Republicans and the business community. Michigan’s minimum wage currently stands at $9.65. The Whitmer wage grants would last three mo...

Benson seeks $25M to address backlog at SOS branch offices DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks in Detroit. Benson is defending her decision to stick with appointment-only visits to branch offices after the coronavirus pandemic, amid pushback from lawmakers who say people should again be able to go without an appointment.Paul Sancya/AP LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Secretary of State Jocelyn B...

A logjam of driver's license and ID renewals over 13 months has created a massive backlog. The funding would add 500,000 appointment slots through September.

The measures would create approximately 500,000 new appointments by the end of September, essentially ending the backlog, supporters said Tuesday.

View Comments Lansing — Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation that would push an extra $25 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to the Secretary of States offices over the next four months.  The bills by Reps. Julie Brixie of Meridian Township and Stephanie Young of Detroit would designate the extra cash to pay for extra employees and overtime to process a backlog of license renewals, registrations, IDs and permits whose deadlines have been extended during the pandemic....

Gov. Whitmer proposed using a budget surplus to finally eliminate a funding gap among K-12 districts, 27 years after Michigan overhauled the financing of public education.

Michigan Governors Office “With the resources we have available to us thanks to federal aid and a state surplus, we can making lasting, transformative investments in our kids and schools that will have positive impacts for generations,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday in a statement. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday proposed using a budget surplus to finally eliminate a funding gap among K-12 districts, 27 years after Michigan overhauled the financing of public education. U...

LANSING, MI (MPRN)--   Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers have $26 billion to work with to draw up the next state budget. That number is $2 billion dollars more than initially anticipated as the state dealt with the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. “I’m delighted to say we’re in a much better place today than we were a year ago,” said Michigan Treasurer Rachel Eubanks. Eubanks said the economy is rebounding as more people get vaccinated, people are spending money, and the state budget�...

Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers have $26.3 billion to work with to draw up the next state budget. That number is $2 billion dollars more than initially

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigans main funds will take in an estimated $3.5 billion more...