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Governor’s Economic Jumpstart Plan calls for subsidizing wage increases, help for childcare By Ken Delaney Jun 3, 2021 | 3:17 PM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –  Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday unveiled her Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which she says would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest in working people and small businesses in Michigan. Under the governor’s plan, the state will increase incentives to boost wages to attract applicants, provide grants to small businesses to ramp up hiring, and expand access to childcare for fami...

9 & 10 News June 3, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined by local business leaders Thursday in unveiling the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan. The initiative would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest in working people and small businesses in Michigan. It will increase incentives to boost wages to attract applicants, provide grants to small businesses to ramp up hiring, and expand access to childcare for families with young children who want to return to work but cannot.  “As we continue to take steps to jumpstart our economy, we need to have a real c...

Governor’s Economic Jumpstart Plan calls for subsidizing wage increases, help for childcare By Ken Delaney Jun 3, 2021 | 3:17 PM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –  Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday unveiled her Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which she says would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest in working people and small businesses in Michigan. Under the governor’s plan, the state will increase incentives to boost wages to attract applicants, provide grants to small businesses to ramp up hiring, and expand access to childcare for f...

Shifting from emergency support to long term economic recovery Carrie Rosingana View Comments Over 1 million Michiganders were unemployed this time last year. That’s the highest number of unemployed residents in the state’s recorded history. As part of Michigan Works!’s long-standing partnership with the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), our system and agencies state-wide saw an opportunity to help our fellow Michiganders. Over 500 Michigan Works! staffers were cross-trained on several technical aspects to assist claimants. We assisted over 1.2 million callers, helping them ...

'I'm proud to say I am a lunch lady': PPS cooks rally for hazard pay Workers say the school district was late to re-enroll them in a federally-funded program, causing them to lose $1,500. The district says the union caused the delay. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:43 PM PDT April 7, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Most schools have been closed for the last year as teachers worked remotely. But in Portland, many school cafeterias have stayed busy as nutrition services workers prepared meals for kids who needed them. Now, those workers are asking Portland Public Scho...