Advocacy In Action

• How Detroit election workers scored a win in face of criticism, threats

  Janice Winfrey, a former math teacher who’s now the top election official in Michigan’s largest city, received threats, criticism and national attention as supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the 2020 election.

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• Michigan’s largest public companies ‘encouraged’ by second-quarter rebound

  Michigan’s largest publicly traded companies have mounted a strong comeback since the COVID-19 pandemic sent them reeling last year.

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• Investing in a Promise Is The Educational Roadmap, Just Ask A Student

  By Preston Welborne and Greg Handel As policymakers seek new models to drive more Michigan students in a higher education path, it is worth remembering that there is a model already in place that can yield results with the right …

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• Detroit making strong pandemic recovery, economic forecasters say. But there’s a problem.

  Fewer Detroiters are jobless following last year’s pandemic-induced downturn, but low wages remain an obstacle for workers, according to a University of Michigan forecast released Monday.

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• Chamber Joins Business Groups In Advocating for Afghan Refugee Resettlement

  DETROIT (Aug. 24, 2021) – Today the Detroit Regional Chamber joined business groups from around the state to applaud Gov. Whitmer’s request to President Biden to resettle Afghan refugees in Michigan. Michigan’s diverse population and long history of welcoming immigrants …

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• Mary Barra joins campaign to get people to put their phones down when they drive

  Detroit Free Press Aug. 21, 2021 Carol Cain We’re in the waning days of summer when many execs slow it down or squeeze in a vacation before the rush of fall kicks in. But not Mary Barra. Though busy overseeing the huge …

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• Chamber Advocates Against Bill That Limits Businesses’ Ability to Create COVID-19 Safety Measures

  Detroit Regional Chamber Vice President of Government Relations Brad Williams testified before the Michigan House House Committee on Workforce, Trades, and Talent Thursday against House Bill 4471, which would restrict businesses from making their own decisions requiring vaccines and masks.

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• SBA administrator: ‘We recognize the need for continued support for small businesses’

  Crain’s Detroit Business Aug. 19, 2021 Jay Davis COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans still available Community navigator program available to help facilitate recovery Small businesses to benefit from Build Back Better agenda, Guzman said With many small businesses continuing to …

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• U.S. factory output rises, gets boost from autos

  The Detroit News  Aug. 17, 2021 Vince Golle Production at U.S. factories strengthened in July by the most in four months, rebounding above pre-pandemic levels and indicating manufacturers are coping with snarled supply chains and shortages. The 1.4% increase followed …

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• 2020 Census: Michigan Diversifies as Size of White Majority Shrinks

  Michigan has grown modestly and become more racially diverse since the last census, with the size of the state’s white majority shrinking by four percentage points, according to 2020 census data released Thursday. Michigan’s population increased by 2% since 2010, to nearly 10.1 million. But that growth, which was dwarfed by population spurts in many western and southern states, was concentrated in just a few counties, mostly in western Michigan.

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