LANSING - Republican lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would prohibit the amendment of tax credits originating under the now-defunct Michigan Economic Growth Authority, which have accumulated a $9.4 billion liability in the state and caused a budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. Rep. Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and Rep. Gary Glenn (R-Midland) introduced HB
DETROIT - Our next event will be a Pink Slip Party on Thursday, March 19th at The Majestic Theater. If you?re not familiar with our Pink Slip Party events?you should be. They?re on a whole different level from our casual networking social events like the one we have at Blackfinn. Our PSP events see as
LANSING - Nearly 60 companies from across the state will be honored at the eleventh annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event on May 7. Awards include the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, Main Street USA, Small Business Innovation, Government Contractor of the Year, Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year,
LANSING - Action to erase a $330 million General Fund shortfall in the 2014-15 current fiscal year is now complete with Governor Rick Snyder signing Tuesday bills that make some reductions, but mostly a variety of moves to replace General Fund money with revenue from other sources. HB 4110 (PA 5, immediate effect) and HB
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday that he will not support an immediate end to the state's film incentive program, comments that come as the House prepares to vote on a bill eliminating the program. The House advanced HB 4122 to Third Reading on Tuesday with a vote on the bill expected Wednesday. A
LANSING - A pair of bills that would exclude the definition of Software-As-A-Service from the use tax and sales tax and grant the right to use prewritten software installed on another person's server won unanimous approval in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Without SB 82 and SB 83 , a 6 percent tax exists
GRAND RAPIDS ? Tech entrepreneur Keith Brophy will once again look in his crystal ball and pronounce upcoming technology trends on March 18 at the City Flats Hotel Ballroom. Brophy, who has made his predictions for the past 13 years, threw out this teaser to entice attendees: An interesting perspective on the Apple watch and
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WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency played a crucial role in helping the Justice Department develop technology that scans data from thousands of U.S. cellphones, part of a little-known high-tech alliance between the spy agency and domestic law enforcement, The Wall Street Journal reported, quoting unnamed sources. Together, the CIA and the U.S. Marshals Service,
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said during a radio call-in show Monday that, should voters reject the sales tax increase on the May ballot, he would work with legislators to craft a replacement plan, but he said including revenue increases in that plan could be difficult. The response came to a question Snyder has fielded