Updates About Executive Office Announcements

150 awards were given to 57 school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools, and 39 public school academies to improve school safety and security according to a release from the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that $10 million in state funding through the Competitive School Safety Grant Program (CSSGP) would fund the purchase of equipment and/or technology to improve school buildings, students, and staff’s safety and security. 336 eligible applications were received with requests totaling $35 million and recipients were chosen from a committee of law enforcement, education, and school security personnel.

Grant recipients have until July 1, 2023, to spend their awards. View the full list of grant recipients.

On Monday, May 16, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that over one million Michigan residents have enrolled in the state’s Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP). The HMP is the state’s Medicaid expansion plan authorized under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and is available to Michiganders ages 19-64 who have an income at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty line.

According to data released by the University of Michigan, the Healthy Michigan Plan has doubled primary care usage, reduced enrollees’ reliance on the emergency room by 58 percent, and cut uncompensated care by nearly 50 percent.