A research and development (R&D) tax credit program was voted out of a House committee Tuesday, a package that included a bill that was introduced, referred to committee and reported out of committee within a …
Advocates for a $15 minimum wage will need to get the Court of Appeals to put their request before the state Legislature for adoption after the Board of State Canvassers declined to advance it over …
A research and development (R&D) tax credit for Michigan businesses with technology-based projects received its first hearing Tuesday in front of the House Economic Development and Small Business Committee.
The Growing Michigan Together Council heard recommendations Thursday from four workgroups, many of which had overlapping recommendations, including better, updated education and immigration attraction.
Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) proposes a business incentive program in which grant offers are linked to an initial question – "will this community and all Michiganders be better off after this investment, even if the …
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s property tax reform package stalled on the House floor Thursday after a Democratic member needed urgent medical attention, depriving the Democrats of the 56 votes needed to pass the bill without Republican …
Those watching the comings and goings of the state snapped to attention the other day when some of the House Democratic first-termers published their list of priority items for the rest of the fall session …
With the flip of Rep. Kristian C. Grant (D-Grand Rapids)’s “pass” to a “yes,” the 12-member House Tax Policy Committee Wednesday moved Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s property tax reform plan to the full House for …
The Senate was scheduled to vote on more than $1.8 billion worth in both continued and some elevated fees, administered across various departments, last Wednesday.
President Joe Biden announced Friday he will join the picket line and “stand in solidarity” with the men and women of the UAW “as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create.”
The Senate Labor Committee approved legislation Thursday permitting local governments to set minimum wage rates and benefit mandates higher than the statewide standard, undoing an 8-year-old Snyder-era preemption nicknamed the "Death Star" law.
When UAW Vice President Chuck Browning asked hundreds of demonstrators what they were going to get as part of the union's unprecedented strike of the Big Three Automakers, they chanted back "our shit."
Senate Democrats are changing their "Clean Energy Future Plan" to have utilities develop a "100% clean energy standard" by 2040 instead of the 2035 deadline that was originally proposed.
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation points to childcare as a means of getting working parents to return to the job market and pointed to the importance to businesses.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Wednesday morning, giving Republicans arguably their first big-named candidate in a race that has slowly ballooned with potential candidates.
Work continues on legislation obligating utility providers to show progress toward shutting down all coal-fired plants by 2030 and achieving a 100% clean energy standard by 2035.
Asked when legislators will be adjourning for the year, amid predictions that Democratic leadership will leave Lansing early to assure their new presidential primary date goes into effect, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said "as …
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