WASHINGTON DC - Consumers no longer have to wait to file their annual tax returns to get a tax break for the purchase of a new electric vehicle. At the start of 2024, the federal “new clean vehicle” tax credit became available as a point-of-sale discount — worth up to $7,500 — at car dealerships.
LANSING - Michigan has started to roll out new driver’s licenses and IDs, with enhanced security technology. The new look is based on security best practices and new technology aimed at reducing the risk of counterfeiting and fraud, according to the Michigan Secretary of State. The font and color theme have been updated to clearly
LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program to support the state’s efforts to compete for and win transformative projects. Through this funding for strategic site readiness and collaboration
BERKELEY, Ca. - Fifth Year Master of Information and Data Science students Matthew Dodd, Aditya Shah, Jocelyn Thai, and Ethan Yen are the winners of the 5th Year MIDS Capstone Award for their project, PoliWatch. Their project addresses a common issue in Congress: insider trading. Despite a fifth of trades by Congress being reported as problematic, little has been done to hold
WASHINGTON DC - Top tax writers in Congress announced a deal Tuesday morning to beef up the child tax credit (CTC) and reinstate business deductions that were taken away to pay for the reduction of the corporate tax rate in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The CTC expansion would increase the maximum credit
LANSING – Your can order your green and white "water wonderland" license plate on Jan. 27. Plus next time you renew your driver's license you'll get what the state describes as "cutting-edge security design." "I am proud to bring back a green and white plate that pays tribute to the civil rights advancements of 1963 along
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation last week announced three community revitalization projects that will bring economic growth, housing, and increased vibrancy to the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. The projects, expected to generate a total capital investment of $67.2 million, are intended to meet housing needs in response to Ford Motor Company’s globally recognized
LANSING – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation last week announced three community revitalization projects that will bring economic growth, housing, and increased vibrancy to the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. The projects, expected to generate a total capital investment of $67.2 million, are intended to meet housing needs in response to Ford Motor Company’s globally recognized
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a $368 million rate increase for customers of DTE Electric Co., a reduction of more than 40% from the $622 million rate increase the company initially requested to fund its planned infrastructure investments to boost reliability and speed up deployment of clean energy generation. With today’s
LANSING - Michigan Public Service Commission Chairman Dan Scripps joined Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITechTV to update the latest report on Winter energy supplies. The good news is suppliers are ample and prices are steady if not trending downward. He also talked about new Michigan legislation that allows the MPSC to intercede on
