State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, today underscored new no-fault reforms in Michigan that will deliver long-overdue relief to drivers throughout the state. Hall was instrumental in advancing the landmark legislation as it went through the Michigan House. For nearly 50 years, Michigan drivers have been forced to purchase what has become the most expensive…
Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair Matt Hall, of Marshall, today issued the following statement after hearing testimony Wednesday from Steve Gray, Director of Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency: “UIA is not communicating in an acceptable fashion with laid-off Michigan workers or the Legislature, which is actively trying to connect the agency with people…
State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, today issued the following statement after a data discrepancy emerged in new information reported by the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency. Hall received a letter from UIA Director Steve Gray on Thursday detailing certain key information related to unemployment claims: “It took me a month to get an updated number…
Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair Matt Hall today said he is discouraged by an update he received Thursday showing an increase in the amount of people throughout the state who have still not been paid at all for their unemployment claims. UIA Director Steve Gray informed Hall 166,133 people in Michigan who…
COVID-19 committee chair: Safe, sensible openings will help fulfill claims Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair Matt Hall today agreed with state Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) on the need to reopen regional Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) branches in sections of the state where it can be done safely – helping formulate a smarter…
Supplemental legislation assists front-line workers, small businesses and families State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, today voted to approve the appropriation of roughly $880 million in federal funding to help offset costs accumulated during COVID-19. The funding included in the measure – Senate Bill 690 – will be devoted to areas such as improving the…
COVID-19 committee chair underscores new concerns since previous testimony Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair Matt Hall today sent a letter to Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Steve Gray, asking that he testify before the committee next week. Gray previously appeared before the bipartisan body on May 13, disclosing roughly 134,000 people across…
State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, today issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declined a request to testify before the Michigan Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic: “As over 124,000 people across Michigan wait weeks for needed unemployment benefits, the governor didn’t even wait 24 hours to decide she was not…
Chair Matt Hall (R-Marshall) and Vice-Chair Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic have sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asking for her participation in an upcoming hearing. Hall and Nesbitt explained more answers are needed for the people of Michigan as the outbreak of COVID-19 – along with…
A plan from state Rep. Matt Hall offering needed transparency for investigations into the state’s child welfare system was unanimously advanced today by the Michigan House. Hall chairs the House Oversight Committee, which has worked through several reforms after a series of audits over the past two years raised concerns about the state system and…
With statewide unemployment numbers among the worst in the country, Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Chair Matt Hall (R-Marshall) welcomed several Michigan small business owners today to share their stories of hardship and concern following executive orders from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. In response to the spread of COVID-19, Whitmer chose to label small…
Chair of bipartisan select committee invites people to tell their stories on new site A website devoted to the many stories and experiences from people across Michigan who have been impacted by decisions made during the COVID-19 outbreak has officially been launched, state Rep. Matt Hall, chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the…
COVID-19 committee to hear about frustrations with state’s unemployment system State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, on Wednesday will join committee colleagues in hearing more stories from struggling, out-of-work people who have unsuccessfully attempted to secure needed unemployment benefits over the past two months. The Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, which Hall chairs,…
State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, has requested the Auditor General’s assistance in order to hold the administration accountable to the people of Michigan. Hall, who chairs the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, is seeking information on contracts the administration entered into during a period from Feb. 28 to April 30 as the…
Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic holds Thursday hearing State Rep. Matt Hall, of Marshall, today highlighted the need for transparency from departments overseeing efforts to provide unemployment payments for desperate, out-of-work people during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Hall chairs the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, which is looking into the decision-making…
