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Emerging issue: transportation funding
Michigan’s transportation infrastructure has historically been funded through fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees.
Emerging issue: agricultural workforce
Mandatory E-Verify refers to a proposed or implemented policy requiring all employers to use the E-Verify system to confirm the work authorization of…
Emerging issue: constitutional convention ballot proposal
Michigan’s current state constitution, adopted in 1963, contains a provision requiring a statewide ballot proposal every 16 years, asking voters…
Emerging issue: farmland preservation
A conservation easement may be granted to a governmental entity, charitable organization, educational institution, corporation, trust, or other legal…
Emerging issue: pesticide regulation
The EPA regulates pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, to review how well they work and what impacts they might…
Emerging issue: ranked choice voting ballot proposal
The concept of ranked choice voting is gaining popularity across the United States and some organizations are working on a statewide ballot proposal…
Emerging issue: trade and tariffs
United States agriculture has long depended on trade, with 2025 agricultural exports projected at $170.5 billion.
Emerging issue: USDA staffing challenges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is made up of 29 agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees who serve the American people at more than 4…
Emerging issue: veterinary feed directive
The Veterinary Feed Directive was enacted in 2017 to regulate the use of antimicrobial drugs for both food animal species and pets.
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