Michigan lawmakers want details of migrant housing program

(The Center Square) – Two Michigan lawmakers have asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide more transparency about the impact on the state of the ongoing migrant crisis at the southern border.

Republican Sens. Roger Hauck of Mt. Pleasant and Lana Theis of Brighton wrote a letter to the second-term Democrat after the Office of Global Michigan asked Michiganders to let refugee families live in their homes.

The Department of Labor and Economic Development said it will offer up to $500 in rent assistance to resettle and find affordable housing for refugees and...