LANSING - Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger and his colleagues said on Thursday tax relief for working residents who helped add to the state's surplus monies is a key addition to the caucus's action plan in the 2014 legislative session. Bolger (R-Marshall) said during a news conference at the Capitol that along with tax relief,
WASHINGTON DC - Maybe the fourth time will be the charm for Sen. Patrick Leahy's data privacy protections standards. Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced his data privacy protection bill to Congress on Wednesday, for the fourth time since 2005. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act would create a national standard for how businesses would have to
IONIA - The Michigan Manufacturers Association announced to support the introduction of a bill package aimed at encouraging the statewide hiring of parolees. MMA was joined in the press conference by State Representative Joe Haveman (R-Holland), State Representative Klint Kesto (R-Commerce Township), State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-Alto), State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit), State Representative
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder told reporters Tuesday the revenue estimates have not been released yet and it is too soon to determine if an income tax rollback would be a responsible answer to possible surplus funds. "Let's get the facts first and then let's make sure we're being fiscally responsible for the long term,"
LANSING - The year 2013 started quietly for the 97th Legislature as is usually the case in the first year of a new legislative term, but quickly ramped up into another year of significant changes in Michigan law. Gongwer reviewed the 277 public acts so far in 2013. There is one bill the Legislature must
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission has not yet determined if it will review the activities of certain utilities as crews continue to work on power outages in the Lansing region after the past weekend's ice storm, the commission's executive director said Thursday. After major outages, the commission has occasionally reviewed utilities in affected
?These expansions in our automotive and IT sectors highlight Michigan?s leadership in making things and making things work better,? said MEDC president and CEO Michael A. Finney. ?These projects all mean more jobs and greater economic opportunities for people across Michigan.? The Michigan Strategic Fund approved incentives for the following projects: Circuit Controls Corporation, a
LANSING - Though he did not give specific recommendations, Governor Rick Snyder received mostly praise from various energy policy interests around the state and region on Thursday after hosting a roundtable in Detroit, saying he hopes to have a comprehensive plan by 2015 on the state's energy policy for goals spanning a decade. Snyder stressed
LANSING - The Michigan Workforce Development Agency Tuesday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of $3,549,938 in Skilled Trades Training Fund program grants to 14 Michigan Works! agencies around the state for skilled trades training to better match talent with employer needs. ?As Michigan?s economy continues to improve, there is an increasing demand in many businesses
LANSING - Republican Governor Rick Snyder and GOP senatorial candidate Terri Land are looking much stronger in a new survey from Public Policy Polling than the last time the firm polled those races months ago. In June, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer had a small lead over Snyder, 42 percent to 38 percent. Now Snyder