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May 21, 2019
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 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.
April 23, 2019
Phone Rules Could Be ‘Devastating’ For Businesses If Not Changed
When there's an emergency -- a heart attack, a fire, an active shooter -- dispatchers automatically get an address of where the 911 call is coming from. But in larger facilities, they won't know where …
April 23, 2019
Whitmer’s College Scholarship Proposals Now In Bill Form
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plans to connect older students and new high school graduates to two-year higher education scholarships were unveiled Thursday morning amid bipartisan, business and union support at Lansing Community College.
April 16, 2019
Republicans ‘Baking’ No-Fault Bill
Senate and House leaders are coordinating their efforts to reach agreement on no-fault auto insurance reform, up front -- at the beginning of the legislative process. The term they're using for this approach is that …
March 19, 2019
Is This The Year Of The ‘Grand Bargain?’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hasn't suggested it. Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) told reporters he doesn't envision it. But currently the elephant in the room is the potential pairing of Michigan's two biggest issues, crumbling …
March 19, 2019
New Data Breach Bill Moves Amid Latest Ransomware Attack
Consumers would have to be notified within 45 days if their "sensitive personally identifying information" was stolen in a data breach, under two bills that moved out of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday morning.
March 12, 2019
Whitmer Budget Pits Small Business Owners Against Public Pensioners
The small business community quickly called out Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to tax small business more like large corporations as a way to raise money to pay for a return to the income tax exemption …
March 12, 2019
Whitmer’s Plan Would Raise $2.5B For Roads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to "fix the damn roads" includes increasing the gas tax by 45 cents as part of a three-step process starting Oct. 1 and ending Oct. 1, 2020.
March 5, 2019
‘Pension’ Tax Repeal Pushed Through Committee
House Tax Policy Committee members narrowly rejected an amendment to protect the School Aid Fund (SAF) from losing money before voting 14-1 to move a repeal of the a so-called "pension tax" to the Ways …
March 5, 2019
Flame Flickers Out On Medical Pot Board Under Gov’s Order
More than a year-and-a-half and 121 approved facility licenses later, the state's Medical Marihuana Licensing Board (MMLB) has met its end by the hand of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive order reorganizing the state's marijuana regulatory …
March 5, 2019
Whitmer Announces Small Business and Gas Tax
Governor Whitmer came out today with her proposed budget which includes a small business tax and a 45-cent per gallon gas tax increase.
February 26, 2019
What If Every State Stopped Giving Businesses Money To Locate?
Not a fan of state and local governments offering special tax breaks and/or cash to lure companies to their locale?
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