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Career Tech Bills Receive First Senate Hearing

The House's skilled trades package received Thursday its first Senate hearing, where it faced the same type of criticism it took in the House.

February 27, 2018

Gov Wants To Marshal Up $100M To Fill Talent Gap

In the unveiling of his “Marshall Plan for Talent,” Gov. Rick Snyder Thursday kept going back to one key projection: That Michigan will have more than 811,000 career openings to fill through 2024 in fields …

February 21, 2018

Legislature Speeds Up DRF Phase-Out; Passes $4,900 Personal Exemption

Weeks of negotiations bore fruit Wednesday as Gov. Rick Snyder and the GOP-controlled Legislature reached a deal to speed up the elimination of the Driver Responsibility Fees (DRF) by October and hike the state's personal …

February 21, 2018

‘State Of Manufacturing’ Tour Highlights Growth Of Jobs, Skills Needed

When Jay Timmons took over as president and CEO of The National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) in 2011, many said manufacturing in the United States was dead, that factories and jobs were moving overseas and …

February 13, 2018

House Votes For Transparency In Filing Of Asbestos Exposure Claims

The House voted 58-51 Tuesday to pass legislation requiring that attorneys filing suit on behalf of asbestos exposure victims tell the court about all the claims they intend to make against asbestos bankruptcy trust funds.

February 13, 2018

Gov To Lawmakers: Adopt My Budget For Long-Term Fiscal Stability

Gov. Rick Snyder pledged that his $56.8 billion budget proposal, the final of his tenure, would leave the state's budget structurally balanced for whomever succeeds him in 2019 . . . as long as it's …

February 6, 2018

Clean MI Govt; Prevailing Wage Repeal; Pot Legalization Raise $1M+

Three Michigan ballot committees have gathered more than $1 million in support based on today's campaign finance filings with another committee on the verge of hitting the $1 million milestone.

February 6, 2018

Gov: $5 Per Water Customer For $110M In Infrastructure Fixes

Gov. Rick Snyder's final proposal last week: Putting a $5-a-customer fee on public water systems to come up with $110 million to fix up the state's water infrastructure.

January 24, 2018

Talent Expected To Highlight Snyder’s Final SOS

Expect Gov. Rick Snyder's eighth and last State of the State on Tuesday night to put a heavy focus on making Michigan a Mecca for talent, a place where industry will want to come for …

January 24, 2018

Tedder, Brandenburg Dig In On $4,800-$5,000 Numbers

There is no animosity between the two, but the House Tax Policy Chair and the Senate Finance Committee Chair are on a collision course over the size of the state's personal income tax exemption.

January 16, 2018

New Projections Don’t Loosen Michigan’s ‘Tight’ General Fund

Michigan's slow-growth economy means the state's $10 billion General Fund probably won't keep up with inflation over the next three years and the School Aid Fund (SAF) -- when adjusted for inflation -- should remain …

January 16, 2018

Personal Exemption Talk Up, Income Tax Cut Talk Down

Senate Finance Committee Chair Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Twp.) one-upped Gov. Rick Snyder and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Thursday by proposing a heightened personal property tax exemption of $4,800 by 2021, $300 more than the administration's …

January 9, 2018

Khouri: Federal Tax Cut Will Block Michigan Taxpayers From Claiming Exemptions

Changes to the federal tax code in President Donald Trump's year-end tax cut package would indeed eliminate the ability of Michigan residents to claim personal exemptions on their state income tax returns, Treasurer Nick Khouri …

January 9, 2018

House, Senate Leaders Name Legislative Priorities For 2018

Getting rid of driver responsibility fees sooner and reforming mental health services in Michigan would count among House Speaker Tom Leonard's (R-DeWitt) legislative priorities for 2018.

December 20, 2017

Career Tech Bills Work Their Way Through House

Schools with teaching shortages could bring in licensed professionals to teach career-tech courses in their area of expertise, under the flagship bill of a five-bill package designed to get more skilled trades graduates into Michigan's …

December 20, 2017

UIA Clean Up Bills Sent To Governor

An attempt to correct operational flaws at the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) in the wake of their faulty fraud alert system moved out of the Senate unanimously Wednesday and headed to the Governor for his …

November 9, 2017

Tax reform bill details released

On Nov. 2, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) released a 429-page tax reform bill, entitled: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (H.R. 1). According to the Chairman, the legislation aims …

October 30, 2017

Where to get help managing your regulatory burden

Insight into a new distillery in Lansing, and how business owner Scott Ellis helps manage regulatory burdens within this industry.