Voc ed isn’t just for troubled kids anymore
She's admittedly been out of school for some years, but what Rep. Kathy Crawford (R-Novi) is seeing in her Oakland County schools isn't all that different from what was taking place decades before.
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October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017
Anti-soda tax bill pops out of Senate, House panel
A bill primarily aimed at preventing local governments from imposing taxes on soda or other sweetened beverages cleared the Senate Wednesday, 31-5, while a second bill that does the same thing passed a House committee.
October 3, 2017
Pence Sells Tax Plan To Willing Business Owners In Oakland County
(AUBURN HILLS) -- Vice President Mike Pence told a small group of business owners Thursday about the principles the President Donald Trump administration will be using as part of its "across-the-board" tax cut plan. Calling it "a middle-class miracle," Pence …
October 3, 2017
Fast Action Needed To Protect People From Losing Inheritance
Some are losing their inheritance as a result of abuses in the public administrator process within the Estates and Protected Individuals Code, said Rep. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) Tuesday. "So the abuses have to stop," …
September 26, 2017
Snyder signature codifies Super PAC regulations
Gov. Rick Snyder didn't waste much time signing legislation Wednesday that would codify how the state already oversees political SuperPACs spawned from the 2010 Citizens United court ruling.
September 26, 2017
Michigan GOP Mackinac Island wrap up
The top stories from the 2017 Michigan Republican Party Mackinac Leadership Conference.
September 19, 2017
Schuette vows to be ‘Jobs Governor’
Attorney General Bill Schuette launched his gubernatorial bid Tuesday evening with the pledge of making Michigan a "growth state, paycheck state and jobs state."
September 19, 2017
Coalition of House lawmakers unveil auto insurance reform
Fifteen House members Thursday unveiled their auto insurance reform plan, a package called the “Fair and Affordable No-Fault Reform Package" that they claim will reduce auto insurance rates 20 to 30 percent without cutting benefits.
September 12, 2017
Which MEDC-backed projects surpassed, fell below job expectations?
Attracting big business projects with big job creation numbers has been among the stories of the summer - in particular, Michigan and other states chasing after the coveted electronics manufacturer Foxconn and the purported thousands …
September 12, 2017
Leonard makes auto insurance ‘rate relief’ a priority
House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) is on board with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's auto insurance proposal to mandate 30 percent policy cuts, hospital fee schedules for car wreck victims and personal injury protection options (PIP), MIRS has learned.
August 22, 2017
Petition to revamp redistricting approved to form by canvassers
After 50-plus days of state review, the group pushing for redistricting reform overcame a last-minute issue with its paperwork and had its constitutional amendment petition approved to form by the Board of State Canvassers (BSC) …
August 22, 2017
What are Governor’s thoughts on veto override?
Gov. Rick Snyder has stayed radio silent on the prospects of the Legislature overriding his veto on speeding up the phase-out of the sales tax on used vehicle trade-ins, although sources tell MIRS the administration …
August 15, 2017
UIA to refund $20.8M after nearly 70% fraud cases overturned
The state's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced Friday it's in the process of refunding $20.8 million to people who were wrongly determined to have committed unemployment fraud.
August 15, 2017
Will states eventually have to apply sales taxes to services?
Back when state governments first started collecting sales taxes, purchases of goods made up two-thirds of the economy.
August 1, 2017
Thanedar Questioned Party Affiliation With Biz Group
Before he made himself known to the media at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce event at Mackinac Island, Shri Thanedar spoke with Rob Fowler and the folks at the Small Business Association of Michigan …
August 1, 2017
Four Gubernatorial Hopefuls Have $1M In The Bank
Three 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidates raised at least $1 million in the first half of 2017 based on campaign finance reports that were required to be submitted to the Secretary of State by day's end …
July 25, 2017
Durand’s Mysterious ‘Project Tim’ To Be High-Tech Steel Plant
"Project Tim," the secret $4.5 to $5 billion, 24-million-square-foot project expected to produce 800 jobs in the Durand area of Shiawassee County is, MIRS has learned, a steel mill -- supposedly to be the cleanest …
July 25, 2017
How Are 6 Major State Issues Looking For Fall ’17?
Teacher retirement reform and two major job-creating packages are in the rear view mirror, so now what?
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