House D’s Hold ‘Come to Jesus’ Session
Those watching the comings and goings of the state snapped to attention the other day when some of the House Democratic first-termers published their list of priority items for the rest of the fall session …
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Those watching the comings and goings of the state snapped to attention the other day when some of the House Democratic first-termers published their list of priority items for the rest of the fall session …
With the flip of Rep. Kristian C. Grant (D-Grand Rapids)’s “pass” to a “yes,” the 12-member House Tax Policy Committee Wednesday moved Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s property tax reform plan to the full House for …
The Senate was scheduled to vote on more than $1.8 billion worth in both continued and some elevated fees, administered across various departments, last Wednesday.
President Joe Biden announced Friday he will join the picket line and “stand in solidarity” with the men and women of the UAW “as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create.”
The Senate Labor Committee approved legislation Thursday permitting local governments to set minimum wage rates and benefit mandates higher than the statewide standard, undoing an 8-year-old Snyder-era preemption nicknamed the "Death Star" law.
When UAW Vice President Chuck Browning asked hundreds of demonstrators what they were going to get as part of the union's unprecedented strike of the Big Three Automakers, they chanted back "our shit."
Senate Democrats are changing their "Clean Energy Future Plan" to have utilities develop a "100% clean energy standard" by 2040 instead of the 2035 deadline that was originally proposed.
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation points to childcare as a means of getting working parents to return to the job market and pointed to the importance to businesses.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Wednesday morning, giving Republicans arguably their first big-named candidate in a race that has slowly ballooned with potential candidates.
Work continues on legislation obligating utility providers to show progress toward shutting down all coal-fired plants by 2030 and achieving a 100% clean energy standard by 2035.
Asked when legislators will be adjourning for the year, amid predictions that Democratic leadership will leave Lansing early to assure their new presidential primary date goes into effect, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said "as …
Article courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog newsletter Editor’s Note: SBAM will be closely watching all issues with the potential to impact Michigan small businesses. Of particular interest is […]
Article courtesy MIRS News, for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog newsletter Note: For SBAM’s insight into this income tax lawsuit, watch our Small Business Briefing from August 28, 2023. A coalition of […]
A strike on Detroit’s Big Three automakers by 143,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members could result in a total economic loss of more than $5 billion in 10 days, according to a new analysis released …
When it comes to how state governments are implementing privacy policy, some experts anticipate that artificial intelligence, privacy protection for children using technology and potential data broker regulations could be the top issues.
When asked whether the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget would sustain a permanent income tax rollback, the Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) said she thinks it will be dealt with "when it comes."
Mostly technical updates to Michigan's general sales and use tax received Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) approval Thursday, after the exhausted updates have taken Treasury officials six years to complete.
Michigan's 2019 no-fault auto insurance reforms do not apply retroactively, the Michigan Supreme Court held Monday meaning the cost-cutting restraints put in the law do not apply to those catastrophically injured before 2019.