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Pure Michigan promotes tourism as Whitmer urges residents to stay at home due to COVID-19
As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer advises state residents not to travel for the holidays, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has simultaneously started a campaign to promote tourism, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
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Michigan is wasting its tobacco dollars on corporate welfare
Tobacco settlement money coming into Michigan isn't going toward improving public health, but rather it's funding the Michigan Strategic Fund and Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and critics say it's time for that to stop.
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Million-dollar fund grants microloans to prop up Michigan's small businesses
Through the Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund (MERF), small businesses in Michigan have received grants of $1,000 to $5,000 to help their businesses recover from COVID-19 shutdowns.