WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has introduced a measure designed to ensure the federal government funds the U.S. customs plaza at the proposed bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and won praise from Governor Rick Snyder. Dubbed the Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014, the measures calls for the federal government to construct
LANSING - Legislation that expands on Governor Rick Snyder's proposed property tax credit by essentially restoring the credit to where it stood before the 2011 tax changes was reported unanimously to the Senate floor Wednesday by the Finance Committee. In reporting SB 752 , some committee members said the issue raised by the proposal, which
LANSING - In discussing the amount of money proposed by Governor Rick Snyder to go to the Department of Transportation this fiscal year, Sen. John Pappageorge suggested upping the ante for what he and others expect will be a long season of filling potholes. Pappageorge (R-Troy) off-handedly proposed to Senate Appropriations Committee members on Wednesday
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder called on business leaders to hound members of Congress over a new customs plaza for New International Trade Crossing as he presented his administration's triumphs to a Detroit Regional Chamber luncheon last Friday. The address was what has become the governor's annual presentation to the Chamber after he presents his
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed two bonds to be included in the Michigan Strategic Fund budget, one which develops engineering talent at universities with those programs and the other to address talent needs in skilled trades through community colleges. Overall, Snyder recommended $766.6 million ($210.3 million General Fund) for the Michigan Strategic
LANSING - More income tax filers would be eligible for the state's Homestead Property Tax Credit and their credits would rise under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by Governor Rick Snyder, although the credit will still go to fewer people than those eligible prior to enactment of Snyder's 2011 tax plan. Snyder completely departed from the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder proposed a 6.1 percent, or $76.9 million, increase for the state's 15 public universities on Wednesday, boasting it is the highest increase since 2001. But some Democrats and universities are saying it still doesn't go far enough to offset the cuts from three years ago. New for the 2014-15 fiscal
LANSING - Legislation curbing the personal liability of business executives if their firm fails to pay taxes has been signed by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder's signature of SB 337 (PA 3, immediate effect), comes after he vetoed a previous bill, SB 64 , over implementation concerns for the Department of Treasury. The new law pares
ANN ARBOR - A poll released Monday by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy found that 56 percent of Michigan's local government leaders agreed that filing for bankruptcy was the right thing for Detroit to do. Even so, a similar percentage of those polled, 54 percent, said they thought the state's reputation
LANSING - When you?re watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, you?ll see a familiar face. Gov. Rick Snyder has purchased advertising time for the big game to announce he is running for re-election. The ad kicks off a whistle-stop tour of the state next week. He has planned an announcement tour for Monday and Tuesday