LANSING -The $1.4 billion in new revenue needed for the state's road system should come from more than just vehicle registration fees, a leading advocate said, urging the inclusion of additional revenue from overhauling the gasoline tax. Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, said Governor Rick Snyder has displayed
WASHINGTON DC - Controversy over a new copyright bill continues to grow in Washington, D.C., with both proponents and detractors signing up new allies and sharpening their rhetoric. Even pop icon Justin Bieber has made an appearance. The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, introduced last week in the House of Representatives to the applause
LANSING - Michigan has an opportunity to grow its freight and passenger rail lines and it would be a "major disservice" not to tie Detroit Metro Airport into that system, Governor Rick Snyder said Monday. Although still fresh off a defeat on legislative approval for the New International Trade Crossing, Snyder did not lose sight
LANSING - Nearly half of Michigan's local governments say they are either "somewhat" or "significantly" having trouble keeping their fiscal condition in order, according to the results of a survey conducted by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. But that is actually an improvement compared to earlier surveys. In a similar survey
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Growth Authority Tuesday approved tax incentives for four projects expected to generate $29.3 million in new investment and up to 796 direct jobs. ?These projects will help businesses to expand in Michigan and transform blighted, contaminated or functionally obsolete properties to add jobs and diversify Michigan's economy,? said Michael A.
LANSING - There was no decision to re-refer legislation authorizing a new bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville raised the specter of adding a constitutional amendment to the debate. In a radio interview with Frank Beckmann on WJR-AM, Mr. Richardville (R-Monroe) said the Legislature could act
LANSING - Several Republican members of the Michigan House Commerce Committee took issue Wednesday with the proposed structure of a $100 million business development fund, while bringing up past criticisms of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "The past administration had nothing but a slush fund through MEDC, and it was wrought with fraud and misuse
GRAND RAPIDS - Local officials have called on Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature to guarantee full replacement of personal property tax revenue if they repeal the tax, but Snyder said Thursday that he does not see such a plan as workable. In September, a coalition of local government officials, school groups and unions proposed
LANSING - Big majorities of Michigan voters say both the state and nation are headed in the wrong direction, according to a poll released Thursday. Only 15 percent said the nation was going in the right direction with a whopping 74 percent saying it is on the wrong track, the poll from Lansing-based Marketing Resource
LANSING - A bipartisan package of bills to be introduced this week would fix what the Michigan Retailers Association says is a fundamental issue of fairness that is lacking in the way the state collects taxes from online retailers. Rep. Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and Rep. Eileen Kowall (R-White Lake Township) announced the bill package they