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.
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 …
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.
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) …
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 …
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.
Back when state governments first started collecting sales taxes, purchases of goods made up two-thirds of the economy.
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 …
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 …
"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 …
Teacher retirement reform and two major job-creating packages are in the rear view mirror, so now what?
An epidemic of opioid addiction in Michigan has been much on the minds of state lawmakers recently, so it was surprising when an $850,000 "Genomic Opioid Abuse Demonstration Program" was among the line items vetoed …
House members gave Gov. Rick Snyder his three-bill Good Jobs for Michigan tax incentive package Wednesday by comfortable 71-35 margins.
The wheels came off attempts to pass the Good Jobs for Michigan tax break package Tuesday night as Republicans accused the Governor of cutting side deals with House Democrats behind their backs.
Looking for something remarkable out of the FY 2018 budget that passed the Senate Thursday and sent to the Governor is like searching for a wolverine in Michigan.
House Minority Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) signaled Thursday that his caucus has "a number of concerns" with the so-called "Good Jobs for Michigan" package that would provide additional tax credits for businesses.
The House joined the Senate Thursday in passing changes to future Michigan public school employees' retirement options, giving them a choice between a more lucrative 401(k) or a less enticing pension system.
Gov. Rick Snyder this week signed into law the "MiThrive" bill package, allowing developers to capture the income taxes and receive exemptions on sales and use taxes generated from certain developments on brownfield properties, in …