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                        Baruah Joins SBAM’s Small Business Briefing Series, Discusses New Michigan Voter Poll Insights
October 28, 2025On Oct. 27, Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber, joined the Small Business…
 
                        
                        Government Shutdown Enters Fourth Week, Harming Businesses and Threatening Health Care Stability
October 24, 2025The federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1, is now finalizing its fourth week, with no clear resolution in sight…
 
                        
                        Michigan’s FY26 Budget Offers Mixed Results on Education and Talent
October 10, 2025While the FY26 Michigan state budget includes some significant wins, it missed an opportunity to address the state’s talent crisis…
 
                        
                        Legislature Funds Budget on the Backs of Businesses, Undercuts Competitiveness
October 3, 2025The Michigan state budget for fiscal year 2025-26 finally came to fruition, at the expense of businesses, which will incur…
 
                        
                        Statement: State Budget Comes Amid Historic Challenges for Business
October 3, 2025As the fiscal year 2025-26 state budget passed in the early hours of Oct. 3, the Detroit Regional Chamber issued…
 
                        
                        Lansing Fails to Pass Long-term Budget: What It Means for Michigan Business
October 1, 2025For the first time in 16 years, Michigan has entered a new fiscal year without a complete budget in place,…
 
                        
                        Gridlock in D.C.: What the Federal Government Shutdown Means for Michigan Businesses
September 30, 2025As the Sept. 30 federal budget deadline approaches, political gridlock in Washington, D.C., threatens a federal government shutdown that could…
 
                        
                        What a Government Shutdown Means for Michigan Businesses
September 24, 2025Michigan’s fiscal year 2026 budget deadline is rapidly approaching. If the State Legislature does not reach an agreed-upon budget deal…
 
                        
                        Michigan Businesses Fight Proposal to Block Federal Tax Benefits at State Level
September 24, 2025Crain's Detroit Business Sept. 23, 2025 David Eggert A push to avert a budget hole by separating Michigan's corporate income…
 
                        
                        Michigan Leaders Meet in D.C. to Discuss Investments in Research
September 23, 2025The Detroit Regional Chamber recently joined WJR 70 AM to discuss the Chamber's upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., to advocate…
 
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