Senate Dems Hold Up Bargain; Pass Aggregate Tax Exemption Bill
Michigan's aggregate industry would be exempt from the state's sales and use tax while purchasing processing machinery and equipment under legislation approved in the Senate 33-4.
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April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023
N.C., Florida try to lure Michigan businesses, workers after RTW repeal
A billboard along Interstate 496 in Lansing promotes the virtues of Florida with a warped version of Michigan’s motto: “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, move to Florida.”
April 11, 2023
‘Fresh’ Messages Used In MI’s New Marketing Campaign
Move over "Pure Michigan." Three "fresh" new TV commercials are being rolled out in surrounding Midwest cities outside of Michigan in an attempt to draw business to the Great Lakes State.
April 11, 2023
Line 5 Shutdown Could Mean No Michigan-Made Insulin
In a Diabetes Alert Day press release last week, Enbridge, operator of the Line 5 pipeline, highlighted the necessity for light oil and natural gas to manufacture medications, exercise equipment, blood sugar meters, injection pens …
April 4, 2023
AG: State Income Tax Rollback Lasts 1 Year
Decreases in the state income tax due to revenue increases under a 2015 law are temporary – lasting one year, according to an opinion from Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel Tuesday.
April 4, 2023
Gov Signs Right To Work, Prevailing Wage Bills
Michigan's "Right to Work" law will be repealed and prevailing wage will be re-established under legislation Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed without any line-item vetoes.
March 28, 2023
Bank Collapses are Common; Investor Fear is the Real Danger
The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses themselves didn’t present a threat to the economy, but investors' fear of losing money is a real threat.
March 28, 2023
Mackinac Tunnel Delayed Until 2026 after Army Corps Delays Review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the federal permitting process for the Line 5 tunnel project until spring 2025, which Enbridge said will effectively push the start of construction under the Mackinac Straits …
March 21, 2023
Focus After Spring Break Will Be On Budget
The breakneck pace at which Democrats are moving their top priorities will slow into a "steady state of work" after spring break, predicted House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) Tuesday during the Michigan Society of Association Executives conference.
March 21, 2023
$1M Appropriation was not on Gov’s RTW Repeal Agenda but Doesn’t Stop Her Plans to Sign
Although the governor says she didn't ask lawmakers to attach a $1 million appropriation to legislation repealing Michigan's Right to Work laws, she is "going to sign a bill that restores workers' rights" when it …
March 14, 2023
What Stopped IE Change in the Senate?
In the heat of the governor's tax proposal debate came a historical Senate resolution that would have changed decades of precedent by allowing legislation to become effective immediately without a clear two-thirds vote displayed on …
March 14, 2023
RTW, Prevailing Wage Reversal Clear House
Democratic legislators pushed out the bills to "restore the balance in negotiations" between owners and workers and give "unions their rights back" after Republican majorities instituted these "worker freedom" reforms during the Gov. Rick Snyder …
March 7, 2023
Does Slotkin Announcement Clear the Democratic Field?
Hours after the third-term member of Congress officially threw her hat into the ring, Adrian Hemond of Grassroots Midwest said on the MIRS Monday podcast "the field has essentially been cleared for her on the Democratic side" …
March 7, 2023
Tax Plan Sent to Governor Minus $180 Rebates
A $1 billion tax cut for retirees and low-income workers was sent to the governor's desk Wednesday, but without the Senate Republican support needed to give every tax filer a $180 rebate this spring or …
February 27, 2023
Ford’s Marshall Plant Will Include No Foreign Investment
Following concern from several House members that the recently announced deal to build a Ford electric vehicle battery park in Marshall included involvement with a Chinese company, a Ford Motor Company official told the House …
February 27, 2023
Michigan Retail Sales Rebound in January
The Michigan Retailers Association Wednesday reported a rapid rise in retail sales in January. The 100-point Retail Index survey by the association was at 53.8 in January, which is more than 12 points above December. …
February 21, 2023
MSHDA Approves Changes To Missing Middle Housing Program
Article courtesy MIRS News, for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog e-newsletter The state housing authority expanded the parameters Thursday of a program designed to help create more working-class housing throughout Michigan. Under […]
February 21, 2023
Gov’s Tax Plan OK’d 20-17; I.E. Defeated; Dems Threaten Rule Change
Article courtesy MIRS News, for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog e-newsletter Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tax reform plan passed the Senate on a party line 20-17 vote, but the measure didn’t receive the two-thirds […]
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