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Desperate restaurant owners testify in front of Michigan House Oversight Committee

By Trina Thomas | Feb 24, 2021

Sue Wangler, owner of Wangler's Wagon Wheel in West Branch, presented her testimony recently before the Michigan House Oversight Committee about how COVID-19 restrictions have negatively affected her restaurant, according to Bridge Michigan.

Michigan government employees see increased wages while businesses struggle through pandemic

By Trina Thomas | Feb 12, 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's habit of cracking down on businesses during COVID-19 doesn't fit with her words about conquering the pandemic together as a community, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

Calley hears testimony on Michigan's broken unemployment system

By Trina Thomas | Sep 16, 2020

Rep. Julie Calley (R-Portland) heard testimony from Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) Director Steve Gray in early September, after unemployment claims have skyrocketed over the past few months.