LANSING - Michigan faces further economic calamity if it does not significantly boost spending on transportation, contends a report from the state's Transportation Funding Task Force, which listed a series of proposed tax changes and increases, along with improved government efficiencies, that it said would boost funding on the state's transport system. There was no
LANSING - The head of the recall effort against House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford) has just said there appears no way for the recall to be successful. Leon Drolet, executive director of the Michigan Taxpayer Alliance, said given the returns in the Republican enclaves of Dearborn Heights it appears Mr. Dillon had enough support to
LANSING - In the ebb and flow of political cycles, the Michigan Republican Party had one of its historic lows on Tuesday, even losing its advantage in the Supreme Court as a Barack Obama-led Democratic ticket scored a series of victories up and down the ticket. Democrats had greater overall resources, for the second straight
DETROIT - Publius and the League of Women Voters of Michigan announced today the launch of the Publius Voter Guide for the November 4 election. Publius.org remains Michigan's most informative online voter education guide. This partnership brings together the technology of Publius with the experience of League of Women Voters of Michigan. At Publius.Org Michigan
LANSING - Michigan is virtually the only state among 15 large and medium-sized states in the United States to have not seen significant drops in revenues in the last full fiscal quarter, a national group that studies state budgets said Monday, but in part that is because Michigan has already dealt with reduced revenues through
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. is pumping money into seven companies and backing two downtown brownfield redevelopment projects that Gov. Jennifer Granholm says will create 7,556 new jobs, retain 86 jobs and generate over $489.2 million in new investment in the state. "Despite these tough economic times, our aggressive economic strategy is generating
LANSING - Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO James Epolito this week announced three new Smart Zones in Sault Ste. Marie, Sterling Heights, and Blackman Township. Sault Ste. Marie - Supported by Lake Superior State University and officials from the city of Sault Ste. Marie, the zone will stimulate the growth of regional technology-based companies. It
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm expressed wariness on Tuesday about re-opening a wide-ranging debate on the state's tax structure, but renewed her own proposal for a reduction in the Michigan Business Tax surcharge as part of the payoff from savings achieved through changes in prisoner sentencing policies. She also said she is looking at the
LANSING - Michigan's political outlook was jolted Thursday by the decision by the John McCain campaign to pull resources out of the state, a move that at least for now takes it out of the battleground territory. The decision came as Barack Obama, who held two rallies Thursday, has been increasingly visible and added to
LANSING - If the Legislature and Michigan voters approve a constitutional amendment changing the way property taxes are assessed, homeowners will see relief but it will be at the expense of services provided by local units of government, municipal officials said Friday. Bill Anderson, legislative liaison for the Michigan Townships Association, said his preliminary estimates