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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
