Joe Aragona
Coverage of Joe Aragona in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Build, Baby, Build’: Michigan’s new housing laws explained
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan housing bills to increase affordable housing investments, streamline construction, and limit predatory practices. The laws include a state low-income housing tax credit for 2,500 annual units, updated building codes for four-story residential buildings, and a cap on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes.
- Source of rising health costs debated as Michigan House committee weighs hospital oversight bills
The Michigan House Government Operations Committee is reviewing a package of bills aimed at addressing rising health costs by establishing a Hospital Cost Review Board to oversee nonprofit hospital finances. The proposed legislation requires hospitals to justify price increases and caps them at the rate of inflation, while also creating a grant program for rural hospitals operating at a loss.