State Legislature Bills

The bill aligns Michigan workforce training with demonstrated employer demand, prioritizes high-demand careers and statewide access, and requires measurable employment outcomes. It favors existing resources and successful programs before creating new spending or administrative structures.

The bill offers grants, tax credits, and other aid for mixed-income housing near public transit, provided projects include below-market and accessible units. It also requires municipalities to expedite reviews while retaining health, safety, environmental, and historic-preservation standards.

Creates state grants and incentives for cities that expedite middle-income housing near frequent transit and existing infrastructure, while requiring affordability, labor, relocation, right-to-return, and anti-displacement protections.

The bill requires municipalities to adopt predictable workforce-housing rules, including review deadlines and by-right approval for compliant projects. It also offers competitive infrastructure grants to towns that approve qualifying housing while protecting essential services.

Provides grants, low-interest financing, and targeted tax credits for workforce and middle-income housing projects, prioritizing long-term affordability, local labor, existing infrastructure, streamlined reviews, and annual public reporting.

Requires Idaho employers and state-funded contractors to use E-Verify for new hires, with complaint investigations, cure periods, escalating civil penalties, and safeguards against discrimination or state enforcement of federal immigration law.

The bill promises to create 1,000,000 jobs and raise Virginia’s minimum wage, but provides no wage level, funding source, timeline, or implementation plan.

Creates grants and tax credits for affordable housing in town centers and near transit, requiring energy efficiency, climate resilience, and continued affordability while prioritizing building reuse and displacement prevention.

The bill prioritizes infrastructure repairs in high-need Illinois communities while promoting good-paying jobs, local business participation, and measurable results for public spending. It does not specify funding levels, revenue sources, or enforcement standards.

The bill creates a voluntary, two-year wildfire-resilience program offering repayable loans, technical assistance, limited liability protection, and recognition for verified private-land thinning, grassland restoration, and firebreak projects.