Michigan

These 15 Congressional Districts Would See Large Medicaid Funding Losses Under Republican House Budget Resolution

The Republican House budget resolution’s potential $880 billion in Medicaid cuts would cost these congressional districts a total of $34 billion, potentially reducing coverage for nearly 730,000 people.

Viewpoint: Lansing’s growth momentum spurred by federal, state investments

Mayor Andy Schor (D) of Lansing, Michigan, writes about how federal investments are positively affecting citizens in his community, from the creation of new union jobs to the expansion of infrastructure for clean energy and electric vehicles.

Opinion: Being sick is expensive. I’m grateful Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act lowered my insulin costs

Pam Bloink, a retired teacher living with chronic health conditions, shares her perspective on the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which has cut her yearly insulin costs in half.

Opinion | We own a solar energy business, but we wouldn’t be here without the IRA.

Small-business owner Maria Drews shares how tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act are helping clean energy businesses such as hers to grow, in addition to saving households money as they switch to solar energy.

Opinion: At 19, I was homeless. Now at 25, I’m a homeowner with a good-paying union job.

Michigan carpenter Raquell Rivera describes how her career as a union carpenter enabled her to transition out of homelessness and become a homeowner. Raquell explains how proposed cuts to federal workforce development funding could threaten both the preapprenticeship program she attended and similar programs.

Opinion: The Inflation Reduction Act lowered my health care costs. Big Pharma isn’t happy.

A cancer survivor and retiree, Susan Robertson, shares how the Inflation Reduction Act helped her save more than $400 in health care costs. A new lawsuit from pharmaceutical companies threatens to reverse the law’s Medicare reforms.

A Year of Impact: The Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act

Americans celebrate how the Inflation Reduction Act has benefited their lives in the year since its passage.

Southwest Detroit Entrepreneur Hopes for Cleaner Air with the Inflation Reduction Act

A clean air entrepreneur shares how provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will benefit his community.

Michigan Carpenter Saves on Home Repairs Through Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits

A Michigan homeowner details how the Inflation Reduction Act is helping her modernize her 100-year-old home.

Older Michigander Saves $400 on Health Care Costs

An older American on Medicare explains how the Inflation Reduction Act helped her access no-cost vaccines.

Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Revives Michigan Small Businesses

A Michigan business owner describes how investments in electric vehicle battery manufacturing will help local small businesses.

Inflation Reduction Act Creates More Employment Opportunities for Michigan Union Carpenter

A union carpenter in Michigan is excited for the future of the trades with the Inflation Reduction Act.

Michigan Electrician Sees Growth of Green Energy Jobs in Her Trade

An apprentice electrician explains how funding from the Inflation Reduction Act creates jobs by incentivizing a switch to green energy.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow on Making Government Work

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) joins Colin to discuss how Michigan is investing in workers, families, and voting rights and the Biden administration's economic agenda.

Op-Ed: I’m Optimistic About the Government’s Agenda for the First Time in Decades

Southwest Detroit resident and activist Raquel Garcia describes how environmental concerns in her community have been ignored by the government. But the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing environmental justice gives her hope that progress is finally happening.

Public and Private Investments Are Poised To Transform Michigan

The historic home of the automotive industry, Michigan, stands to benefit from major infrastructure improvements and new plants for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, especially if it incorporates public input and builds worker power to grow the middle class.

Op-Ed: Boosting Business in Kalamazoo Starts With Fixing Our Roads

Local business owner Kim Guess writes about how infrastructure in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, impedes economic activity and decreases safety. Guess describes how an infrastructure project to slow the roads will help local businesses and promote community.

Biden’s EV Charging Infrastructure Improvements Are Powering the Economy and Speeding Up the Adoption of Clean Energy Technology

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act are boosting efforts to expand America’s electric vehicle charging network.

Biden’s Airport Infrastructure Upgrades Are Creating Jobs, Strengthening the Economy, and Improving Air Travel

Upgrades to U.S. airport infrastructure through the bipartisan infrastructure law are creating jobs, growing local economies, and improving traveler experience.

Biden’s Economic Investments Are Yielding a Surge in American Auto Manufacturing

President Biden’s economic accomplishments are fueling a surge in auto manufacturing that is transforming communities from coast to coast.

Brought to You by Biden: Infrastructure Law Continues Key Investments in Economic Development, Climate

Funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law continues to support critical investments in the economy and clean energy nationwide.

Democratic Mayors Have Taken Decisive Actions To Stop Crime and Make Their Communities Safer

Democratic mayors across the country are using a wide range of strategies and approaches to respond to violent crime and address its root causes.

Two GM factory workers on Trump’s false economic promise