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Pontiac Save-A-Lot Store Used to Spend Stolen SNAP Benefits as Michigan Faces $300 Million Data-Sharing Penalty
A Pontiac Save-A-Lot store was used to spend stolen SNAP benefits from vulnerable Michiganders, as the state faces a $300 million federal penalty for refusing to share food stamp data with the USDA.
3h ago·Michigan Capitol·2 sources - politics
Kalamazoo County Families to Receive $7,500 in Cash Benefits Through Expanded Rx Kids Program
Rx Kids cash prescription program expands to Galesburg, Oshtemo, and Wakeshma Townships starting June 1. Eligible Kalamazoo County families will receive $7,500 in cash benefits through the state-funded maternal health program.
6d ago·Michigan Capitol·1 source - legislation
Lansing: Bills to Fix Michigan’s Prison Staffing Crisis Stuck in House Clerk’s Office for 17 Months
Three bills that passed the Michigan Legislature to improve corrections officer retirement benefits have sat in the House clerk's office for 17 months. Speaker Matt Hall ordered them withheld after Republicans took the House. The Senate sued to force transmission, and the Michigan Supreme Court is weighing the case.
2d ago·Michigan Capitol·1 source - governor
U.S. Education Secretary McMahon Urges Michigan to Join Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Metro Detroit and urged Governor Whitmer to join a federal tax credit scholarship program that would allow donors to receive tax benefits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship funds for K-12 students.
March 31, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources