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June 30, 2019
June 25, 2019
House Dems Funding Plan Pushes Pass-Through Parity Tax
House Democrats Thursday rolled out four alternative road funding bills that increase the 6% Corporate Income Tax another 2.5%, raise fees on heavy trucks and make pension income exempt from the income tax.
June 25, 2019
Expanded Online Sales Tax Moves Out Of House Committee For First Time
Amazon, eBay, Walmart and other major online retailers must collect Michigan sales tax from third-party retailers who sell goods and services off their websites to Michigan customers, under a four bill package that moved out …
June 18, 2019
Employers Would Need To Help Find Jobs For Injured Under Bill
Employers would need to do more to connect recently injured workers with in-house jobs they could still perform, under legislation introduced this week by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and co-sponsored by 14 other …
June 18, 2019
Have A $900M Hole To Fill? Sales Taxes On Services Floated
With House Republicans proposing a rollback on the sales tax on gasoline as part of their road funding plan, schools and local governments are probably wondering how lawmakers would make up the roughly $900 million …
June 4, 2019
SBAM 3rd ‘Most Effective’ Association in the State
In the latest Michigan Insider's Survey, the Small Business Association of Michigan came out as the 3rd "most effective" association in the state. The April 23-May 11 survey had 520 respondents with a 3.6% margin of …
June 4, 2019
Nessel Pledges June Action On Line 5 If Gov Can’t Reach Deal
Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a series of interviews that she would take action to decommission Line 5 "in the month of June" if talks between Enbridge and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer don't go anywhere.
May 29, 2019
SBAM Ranked 3rd Most Effective Lobbying Association
In the latest Michigan Insider's Survey by MIRS News, the Small Business Association of Michigan was named 3rd most effective lobbying association in Michigan.
May 28, 2019
Major Auto Insurance Compromise Moves Through Legislature
Lawmakers voted to move Michigan away from being a full "no-fault" auto insurance state when both chambers overwhelmingly approved legislation that will allow some injured drivers to sue those at fault in car wrecks for …
May 28, 2019
Applying Sales Tax To ‘Facilitators’ Is Music To Ears Of House Tax Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court's Wayfair ruling opened the door for state Treasuries to collect sales taxes from out-of-state online retailers like Amazon. Now, lawmakers want to take the next step -- applying the 6% sales tax to …
May 21, 2019
Rep. Inman Indicted On Extortion, Bribery Charges
Rep. Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) was indicted Wednesday on attempted extortion and bribery for allegedly offering his "no" vote on the prevailing wage citizens initiative for $30,000 in campaign contributions, according to the indictment filed in …
May 21, 2019
Whitmer Opens Door To PIP Choice
Allowing a car insurance customer to not purchase personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, even if an individual’s health insurance company covers auto accident claims, is a bridge too far for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the …
May 20, 2019
Auto No-Fault
There are so many things happening in the political world that it’s hard to know where to begin.
May 14, 2019
House Passes Insurance Reform With Mandated Rate Rollbacks
House Republicans stuck together and, with the support of three Democrats, pushed through sweeping reforms to the state's auto insurance system for the first time since the Michigan's no-fault law was created more than 40 …
May 14, 2019
Post Labor Day Start, CTE Bills Moves Out Of Committee
Public school district officials wouldn't need to get a waiver from the Department of Education (MDE) if they wanted their schools to start before Labor Day, under legislation that moved out of a House committee …
April 30, 2019
Court Orders New Political District Maps; Special Elections In 2020
Special elections with new maps will need to be held in 2020 in congressional, state Senate and House districts as part of the League of Women Voters' (LWV) gerrymandering lawsuit, a three-judge Court of Appeals …
April 30, 2019
Civil Asset Forfeiture Package Sent To Governor
The three-bill civil asset forfeiture package -- SB 0002, HB 4001, and HB 4002 -- was sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her presumed signature Thursday.
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