Michigan Unemployment System Goes Dark Nov. 2
LANSING, Mich. — Anyone drawing unemployment in Michigan has until Monday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. to file a certification in the old online system before the state agency shuts down for a week to move to new software. The Unemployment Insurance Agency is replacing its 14-year-old Michigan Web Account Manager, known as MiWAM, with
Michigan Treasury Moves More Taxes Online
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Treasury is folding several more taxes into its online eServices platform on Nov. 12, and taxpayers who handle those accounts face a stretch of closed call centers and offline systems in the days before the switch. Once the expansion is live, individuals and businesses can manage Treasury-administered city
Michigan Archery Deer Harvest Passes 42,000
LANSING, Mich. — Bowhunters heading into the Halloween weekend have already reported more than 42,000 deer across Michigan, four full weeks into the archery season. Bucks make up roughly two-thirds of the take so far, with 28,094 antlered deer and 14,546 antlerless deer reported. The count jumped by 6,375 since the Oct. 26 update, and
Bill Would Make Michigan Political TV Ads Cite Final Votes
LANSING, Mich. — Political commercials that attack a Michigan lawmaker over a vote would have to point to the actual final vote under a bill introduced in the state House during the last week of the campaign. House Bill 6439, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Reggie Miller of the 31st District, was introduced and read a
Bill to End Lower Peninsula Deer Baiting Ban Stalls
LANSING, Mich. — Hunters hoping to legally put out bait for deer in the Lower Peninsula this fall are out of luck, and a bill that would have ended the ban appears headed nowhere before the legislative session closes at year end. House Bill 4445, sponsored by Republican Rep. Jennifer Wortz of Quincy, would let
Michigan Teachers Go Back to Class for Reading Training
LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of Michigan elementary teachers are back in training this school year, learning research-based methods for teaching children to read as the state tries to reverse a decade of sliding literacy scores. The push now has the force of law. Public Act 26, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in July, requires educators
Bill Would Pause Michigan 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax
LANSING, Mich. — A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill to stop Michigan from collecting its new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana for 12 months, reopening a fight over a levy that was written to help pay for road repairs. State Rep. Jay DeBoyer, who is also his party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, formally introduced
Nearly 1 in 4 Michigan Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot
LANSING, Mich. — More than 1.7 million Michiganders had already voted by Thursday, five days before the Nov. 3 general election, according to the latest count from the Michigan Secretary of State. The state tallied 1,704,715 ballots, which works out to 23% of the 7,412,507 active registered voters. Returned absentee ballots made up most of
Michigan Joins States Suing to Save Business Ownership Rules
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has signed on to a multistate lawsuit that seeks to restore federal rules forcing companies to disclose who really owns them, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday. Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed the case Oct. 27 against the U.S. Treasury Department and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known
Michigan Health Premiums Climb as Open Enrollment Nears
LANSING, Mich. — Michiganders who buy their own health coverage will see an average 14.2% price increase for 2027, and small businesses face an average 9.6% jump, under rates approved by state insurance regulators ahead of open enrollment that begins Sunday, Nov. 1. Regulators at the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services signed off