| February 9, 2022 
 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose billions of dollars in new spending to help Michigan’s economy bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic in her budget plan for the 2023 fiscal year. Details of the proposed budget shared with MLive shows plans to boost salaries and create retention bonuses for teachers, give checks to front-line workers and inject money into a state fund for business incentives. Michigan lawmakers will hear a presentation today on Whitmer’s budget proposal, the final budget of her first term in office. The presentation kicks off the months-long process of negotiating the fiscal year 2023 budget, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023. READ MORE ►Michigan can waive more unemployment bills under new federal guidance  Streaming services are all the rage. Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV ... the list goes on and on (and on and on and on). So what about old-fashioned cable television? Yeah, for some of us, it is very strange to think of cable as "old-fashioned." Perhaps it isn't as antiquated as those streaming service providers would hope. In fact, for the first time since 2015, the number of cable subscriptions in Michigan actually went up. It's not a huge surge, but after years of decline, an increase is worth looking into. Here's what we found when looking at the data: READ MORE  Many people associate drought with the warm-weather months. But even during the cold of winter, drought can continue to expand. A large part the the U.S. is in drought, and now Michigan has the beginnings of drought conditions. While not officially drought, the lowest status of dryness ranked by the U.S. Drought Monitor is called abnormal dryness. Michigan had a fairly large area put into the abnormally dry status in the past week. This means the large U.S. drought is spreading into Michigan. Michigan went from 26 percent abnormally dry in late January to 46 percent abnormally dry on February 1. READ MORE ►Satellite images show growing Great Lakes' ice very dangerous, shoreline walkers beware  Sunday is a huge day for Matthew Stafford. Heading to the Super Bowl is the dream for any NFL player. While the now-Rams quarterback never made it there in all his years as a Lion, Stafford said he is carrying the fans and his former teammates with him when he heads onto the field this weekend. "There’s so many people in Detroit, important people in my life, that have helped me get here," Stafford said during an in-depth conversation with reporters this week. Read more from the interview ahead of the big game: READ MORE ►Wolverine Confidential: With Josh Gattis leaving Michigan, where will Jim Harbaugh turn next?  LaTarro Traylor has long been interested in taking her passion for economic justice into politics. But she’s seen the behind-the-scenes heavy lifting it takes to get a campaign off the ground, and previously feared her personal network might not be able to sustain her if she launched a run for elected office. Now, Traylor is one of 27 participants in a new program aimed at training Black women on the ins and outs of running for office to build a pipeline of prospective candidates organizers hope will help diversify all levels of Michigan government, from local school boards to the governor’s desk. READ MORE ►'Joe' Stephens, Saginaw's second Black mayor, influenced generations to 'do the right thing' Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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