Michigan Technology related politics
LANSING - Michigan’s 15 universities would see a 1.9 percent increase under the House version of the higher education budget reported Thursday, $9 million less than Gov. Rick Snyder recommended. The budget, HB 4229, was reported 5-0 with Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) abstaining. The House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee budget concurred with Mr. Snyder
LANSING - The full Michigan Senate will have another crack at legislation that would allow large-scale employers, in exchange for job creation, to keep a portion of the income tax generated by their new employees, as the bills unanimously cleared a Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Economic Development and International Investment Committee adopted a substitute
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - Calling for both work and faith that "this city and this nation will once again shine with industrial might," President Donald Trump told auto executives and an audience largely made up of autoworkers in Ypsilanti Township that he will ensure any regulations dealing with the auto industry protect jobs in the United
LANSING - Michiganders who recently filed a 2016 state individual income tax return can check the status of their refund online by going to THE Treasury Department website. Individuals who e-filed can check their refund status two weeks from the date confirmation was received that the state return was accepted. The status of paper-filed tax
LANSING - The state must continue increasing funding for universities, but it also needs to adjust the performance measures to meet the realities of higher education enrollment, university presidents told the House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee on Thursday. The most common concern was the graduation rate measure, which adjusts funding based on the number of
LANSING – Michiganders have the chance to help protect children when they file their state income tax returns. A checkoff box on the state income tax return form allows residents to donate $5, $10 or more to go toward preventing child abuse in Michigan through the Children’s Trust Fund. The Children’s Trust Fund – a
LANSING - Aggressive and threatening phone calls made by criminals impersonating state tax officials are on the rise in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. As the individual income tax season progresses, Treasury typically observes a surge in scam phone calls where scammers make unsolicited calls claiming to be tax officials and asking
LANSING - The two largest components of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget's executive budget request are for technology and cybersecurity work - items Department Director David Behen said Thursday could be beneficial for job growth and business attraction. "Cyber security has been one of our top priorities. It's only getting worse from a
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell called on the Trump Administration to prioritize the development and testing of connected and self-driving vehicles in the President’s proposed budget for 2018. The Members of Congress sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
LANSING - University of Michigan advanced transportation Hub and Michigan Tech’s advanced materials Hub will receive $1.7 million and $525,000 in funding, respectively, over a two-year period from the Michigan Strategic Fund to support research projects across Michigan. “Bringing two more innovation hubs into the statewide program is an exciting next step for MTRAC as
