Author: Great Lakes Commission
From Sleeping Bear to North Country Trail, advocates fear worst from Trump cuts
At Michigan national parks, lakeshores and hiking trails, officials are grappling with a hiring freeze and potential loss of federal funding under Trump, who is vowing to cut wasteful government spending….
Opinion | Why restaurant owner supports scheduled wage increases, paid sick time
Suppressing worker wages strikes me as shortsighted. I know firsthand the benefits of fairly compensating my staff….
Whitmer’s $3B plan to fix Michigan roads calls for more corporate, marijuana taxes
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants the Legislature to work with her on a plan to increase road fixes by $3 billion a year. Her plan seeks $1.7 billion in new corporate taxes and $470 million from a marijuana wholesale tax….
Michigan universities stand to lose millions as Trump caps research costs
The National Institutes of Health is limiting administrative fees of grants. Trump officials say that brings costs in line to the private sector. Researchers say the move could cost Michigan universities and hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars and stymie research….
Michigan universities may to lose millions if Trump caps research costs
In a move temporarily suspended by a judge, National Institutes of Health is attempting to limit administrative fees of grants. Trump officials say that brings costs in line to the private sector. Researchers say the move could cost Michigan universities and hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars and stymie research….