Steve Johnson https://www.wcmu.org/tags/steve-johnson Steve Johnson en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:35:22 GMT Emergency orders bills advance out of House Oversight https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-22/emergency-orders-bills-advance-out-of-house-oversight Republican-sponsored bills to limit the state executive branch's emergency powers made it out of the Michigan House Oversight Committee today. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:35:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-22/emergency-orders-bills-advance-out-of-house-oversight Colin Jackson Auditor General’s report shows $3.9 billion in UIA overpayments https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-11-18/auditor-generals-report-shows-3-9-billion-in-uia-overpayments The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has overpaid pandemic-related claims by an estimated $3.9 billion according to an audit released Thursday. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:24:45 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-11-18/auditor-generals-report-shows-3-9-billion-in-uia-overpayments Colin Jackson House oversight chair will send letter asking Whitmer who paid for travel https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-18/house-oversight-chair-will-send-letter-asking-whitmer-who-paid-for-travel Governor Gretchen Whitmer will get a letter this week asking her to disclose more details about a trip to Florida and the privately-owned jet she flew… Tue, 18 May 2021 21:35:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-18/house-oversight-chair-will-send-letter-asking-whitmer-who-paid-for-travel Rick Pluta Gordon and Whitmer waive confidentiality clause https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-03-18/gordon-and-whitmer-waive-confidentiality-clause Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the former head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have waived a confidentiality clause included in the… Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:17:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-03-18/gordon-and-whitmer-waive-confidentiality-clause Michelle Jokisch Polo Bill to put money in wrongful conviction fund heads to governor https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-04-25/bill-to-put-money-in-wrongful-conviction-fund-heads-to-governor More money could be added to the state’s wrongful conviction fund. Lawmakers sent a bill to add 10 million dollars to the fund to the governor’s desk… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:12:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-04-25/bill-to-put-money-in-wrongful-conviction-fund-heads-to-governor Money for wrongfully imprisoned fund passes state House https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-03-14/money-for-wrongfully-imprisoned-fund-passes-state-house Lawmakers in Lansing want to add 10 (m) million dollars to a fund to compensate those wrongfully imprisoned.A 20-16 law says people who are wrongfully… Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:48:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-03-14/money-for-wrongfully-imprisoned-fund-passes-state-house