LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - In the State of Michigan’s 2025-26 Fiscal Year Budget, Public Act 22 of 2025 (Section 226), covers plans that would require state employees to work in-person.

According to the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, the goal of the change is to “optimize in-person work and achieve approximately 80 percent workplace occupancy within state departments.”

Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce President and Ceo Tim Daman says state employees are the fabric of the downtown Lansing Economy.

“Having that downtown workforce is not only critical to all of our small businesses downtown. But, just that, sort of energy and vibrancy to downtown hours.”

He says transitioning workers back to in-person is the best way to invest in the city.

“it’s how do we integrate that work forc

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