LANSING - Overall tax collections were approximately $99.3 million above the level expected by the Senate Fiscal Agency for the month of June based on its May consensus revenue estimates, a monthly revenue report concluded on Wednesday, but the $1.8 billion total collected taxes for the General Fund and School Aid Fund were down about
LANSING - Over two decades, before they were ended beginning in 2012, state tax credits for donations made to community foundations, homeless shelters and food banks totaled $341 million, a report from the Department of Treasury shows. In 2011, the last year the credits were applied, the credits for those donations to foundations, shelters and
LANSING - Two separate surveys, one of the general public in Michigan and a second of local officials in Michigan, find that both populations tend to trust local governments the most and the federal government the least. But the survey of local officials found they trust local government far more than does the public, and
LANSING - The pressure is on for the six-member Senate work group to discuss - and resolve - the debate surrounding Medicaid expansion, but Sen. Roger Kahn, the leader of the work group, said he believes the varying individuals and backgrounds in the group are up to the task. "In our country, there is an
GRAND RAPIDS - Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday continued to advocate for Michiganders to call their senators and tell them to take a vote on the House-passed Medicaid reform bill as soon as they can, adding that the later Michigan waits to do so the worse off it will be when the federal Patient Protection
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of Michigan Business Development Program $1.8 million in incentives to four companies that as a result are expected to generate nearly $14.5 million in investments and add 442 new jobs. ?Michigan?s comeback story is being documented almost daily with news of companies
LANSING - A report released Wednesday by Transportation for America said that more than 12 percent of Michigan's bridges are structurally deficient. The Fix We're In For 2013 national report shows that Michigan's number of deficient bridges, though improved from 2011, is still more than the national average of 11 percent, or about 67,000 bridges
LANSING - After reconsidering the vote by which a bill that would essentially increase hunting and fishing licenses by about 40 percent did not pass, the Michigan Senate finally found success on Wednesday. After defeating the bill on Tuesday, the Senate took another stab at voting on the bill (HB 4668 ) on Wednesday. It
LANSING - Rep. Wayne Schmidt said on Tuesday major bills to increase transportation funding for the state through an increase in registration fees and a switch to wholesale taxes on gasoline won't see any movement until after the Legislature comes back from summer break. "I know the governor is engaged on it, I know the
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Wednesday will take another shot at trying to send a bill expanding Medicaid with multiple reforms and provisions to Governor Rick Snyder. There was much anticipation that the chamber would take HB 4714 up on Tuesday, but after several hours-long caucuses, it seemed Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe)