A federal appellate court has sided with taxpayers who alleged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated its rules when it created a regulation requiring reporting of cash-value life insurance policies […]
After Republican lawmakers provided their final approval on a $2.5 billion income tax cut, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has clarified she’s armed with a veto pen and ready to negotiate. “This bill […]
After countless meetings and assessments on the state’s ascending drug costs, the Governor signed legislation Wednesday reining in on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) absorb revenue from patients needing their […]
The Small Business Association of Michigan has a dedicated Legislative Action Council who weighs in on legislative matters and receives quarterly updates on the latest information in Lansing and Washington, […]
Pharmacies would be prohibited from participating in contracts that bar them from disclosing prescription drug costs and the price tags of similar products, under legislation that unanimously passed the Senate. […]
The weeklong Ambassador Bridge blockage that was cleared up Sunday cost Michigan and Ontario automakers and their workers $299.9 million in direct losses, according to an Anderson Economic Group (AEG) […]
(GRAND LEDGE) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s record-breaking $74.1 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 recommends spending all of the $14-$15 billion in extra state and federal revenue the state […]
The Michigan Supreme Court shot down a lawsuit Black voters filed against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s maps on the basis too few districts being drawn in which a majority […]
One Fair Wage Action, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit set up to help tipped servers get out of scratching an existence based on tips, is the driving force behind the latest effort […]
Gyms, movie theaters, bars and the industries most impacted by COVID-era restrictions would get a chunk of federal COVID-19 relief dollars under a $186.1 million spending plan that passed the […]
Michigan would kick $250 million into the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund as a way to make sure businesses aren’t paying for reported fraud coming out of the unemployment agency during […]
State government’s flush times don’t appear to be ending any time soon. The Governor and legislative leaders can expect $2.6 billion more than expected for the fiscal year that ended […]
As we look back on 2021, we wanted to highlight some of the important measures taken to advocate for Michigan small businesses. 1. Safely Reopen Michigan We were crucial in advocating to […]
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 14, 2021Contact: Laura Biehl, laura@reschstrategies.com SBAM President Brian Calley issued the following statement after pro-small business legislation was approved by the Michigan Legislature: “The Legislature is taking […]
The Senate approved its side of the massive economic development plan, which would produce new incentive programs in hopes that Michigan will be more ripe for large-scale business endeavors. “These […]
A Sen. Wayne A. Schmidt (R-Traverse City) bill aiming to boost the state’s earned income tax credits (EITCs) by up to 30% of an individual’s federal EITC over several years received its first hearing Wednesday […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday shifted the state’s legal strategy against Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline by voluntarily dismissing her 2020 lawsuit to focus on a separate, but similar, lawsuit filed in state […]
House and Senate leaders are meeting with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office on how to spend what is now at least $15 billion in federal dollars and higher-than-expected state tax revenue before […]