State Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, has sponsored legislation within a bipartisan plan to establish a more accessible, higher-quality child-care system for Michigan families – while strengthening the child-care industry as a whole. The plan continues to prioritize high-quality care for ...
WASHINGTON - Reps. Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2021 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays most beneficiaries on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of every ...
LANSING — Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4043 and House Bill 4044, which ensures that callers to the Michigan Crisis and Access Line (MiCAL) have access to information about availability of psychiatric beds. These bills will improve access to mental health services. "Mental health is ...
With the broad epidemic orders being lifted July 1, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) anticipates many summer festivals, fairs, community events, and 4th of July celebrations to resume. WUPHD would like to take this time to remind event organizers that a temporary food ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan bill to invest in American innovation and manufacturing. The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which passed 68-32, included U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s Make It In America Act to strengthen Buy American laws. The bill will ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her proposal to invest $1.4 billion in federal child care funding to expand access to high-quality child care, make child care more affordable, and support child care professionals as part of the administration’s Economic Jumpstart Plan. The ...