Advocacy In Action

• Candidate Spotlight: Road Funding, Education Reform Top Priorities for Knollenberg and Tietz

  As a three-time “Legislator of the Year” recipient, state Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy) is a proven leader whose willingness to reach across the aisle has helped position Michigan for a bright future. Knollenberg is running for re-election in Senate District …

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• Michigan’s Proposal 3: How it would make registering to vote easier

  October 26 – Detroit Free Press

  In every general election, the state of Idaho averages a significant number of residents who register on Election Day to vote: About 50,000 people. And the option may soon be available to Michigan voters under a November ballot proposal that would usher in sweeping changes to the state’s election law. The proposal would allow absentee ballots for any reason, provide the option of straight-ticket voting, and allow a citizen to register to vote up to and on Election Day, among other provisions.

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• Gretchen Whitmer: I’ll pay to fix Michigan by ‘closing loopholes’

  October 26 – Bridge

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer has big plans for Michigan – and they’ll cost a pretty penny. The former Senate minority leader from East Lansing promises to repeal the pension tax, replace lead water lines statewide, pay for two years of debt-free college to all residents (as well as universal pre-K) and, of course, fix “the damn roads.”

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• Candidate Spotlight: McCready, Cox’s Leadership on Education and Talent Needed to Continue State’s Comeback

  The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Political Action Committee is endorsing state Rep. Mike McCready (R-Bloomfield Hills) in the race for Michigan Senate District 12 and state Rep. Laura Cox (R-Livonia) for Michigan Senate District 7. Rep. Mike McCready During his time …

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• Workforce solution? Tuition help for workers that actually helps

  October 21 – Crain’s Detroit

  With employers scrambling to find new workers with the right talents and skills to fill critical jobs, perhaps they’re already under the companies’ roofs. Many companies offer tuition assistance or reimbursement programs for employees to go back to school and earn a certificate or degree or just to take certain courses to hone skills the employer needs.

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• Talent Chasers: Upping Michigan’s Talent Game

  When Consumers Energy sought to fill 50 gas distribution worker positions in 2015, the company was inundated with more than 1,000 applicants. But after a lengthy screening process, only 15 people were found to have the requisite skills

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• Take 5: What Comes First, Talent or Business?

  In the wake of Detroit’s failed bid to host Amazon’s second world headquarters, how much of a factor was Detroit’s talent pool? Many business leaders believe if Amazon came to Detroit, talent would follow. However, Amazon cited a lack of existing talent in Detroit as a key factor in being left off the final list.

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• Exploring the Talent Dividend in Southeast Michigan

  The urgent need to improve Southeast Michigan’s talent pool is reaffirmed in a study conducted by Georgetown University that shows that by 2020, at least 65 percent of all jobs will require some form of postsecondary education and training beyond high school.

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• Talent All-Stars

  The competition to retain existing talent while recruiting new talent is increasingly fierce. When it comes to luring the best and brightest, companies across the region are thinking outside the box from innovative apprenticeship programs to offering tuition reimbursement programs and investing millions in renovated office space.

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• Build Your Talent Pipeline With Let’s Detroit

  Nearly 60,000 students graduate from Southeast Michigan colleges and universities each year. Let’s Detroit aims to keep these graduates in Michigan by connecting them with things to do, places to live, jobs and each other.

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