DETROIT - Governor Rick Snyder hailed the state's vastly improved business tax climate, according to the Tax Foundation, and urged Detroit-area business executives to keep charging ahead and not to be lulled into complacency as the economy recovers. Mr. Snyder, speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, announced that the Tax Foundation, a closely watched index
LANSING - To replace aging computer systems across state government, Governor Rick Snyder recommended the Department of Technology, Management and Budget receive $50 million to begin the process. The fiscal year 2012-13 budget recommendation totals $1.1 billion ($384 million in general fund). That represents an 8 percent increase from the current year's appropriation overall and
LANSING - In a marked difference from the dramatic changes announced with the 2011-12 budget a year ago, Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday outlined a proposal for the 2012-13 budget that he said would build on the actions of the past 12 months and continue to help lead the state get more jobs. Snyder, joined
LANSING - The state's economic development efforts would continue to receive the same amount of funding as the current fiscal year, but Governor Rick Snyder has added more money for arts and cultural grants under the 2012-13 budget outlined Thursday. The state's business and economic gardening program, which replaced a tax credit system under the
LANSING - Two departments that in recent years had moved heavily to fees and federal funds would see some general fund support come back under Governor Rick Snyder's proposed fiscal year 2012-13 budget. The departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources have seen general fund cuts in most of the last decade to the point
PORTAGE ? Manatron announced that Jackson County, Oregon, has contracted with the company to implement its Government Revenue Management software, continuing Manatron?s penetration of Oregon. The deal includes the installation of GRM CAMA, which assists in the mass appraisal and assessment of property values, and GRM Tax, a software system that allows tax officials to
OAKLAND, Ca. - In response to what it claims is a series of community-busting moves by the California city's leaders and police, such as Occupy Oakland-related arrests and crackdowns, budget cutting and school, park, and library closings unaccompanied by City Hall salary cuts, the hacktivist group released a document containing personal data on a number
SAGINAW - Saginaw Future will be celebrating its Annual Awards Luncheon Feb. 17 and its 20th anniversary with a keynote address from Robert D. Hansen, president and CEO for the Dow Corning Corporation. He became president in 2010 and chief executive officer in 2011. Saginaw Future also will be honoring 30 projects from 2011 valued
ANN ARBOR ? Health-care spending in the U.S. in 2011 grew at one of the slowest rates in 50 years, a new study shows. Altarum?s reports provide the first look at full-year 2011, showing health spending at $2.71 trillion. Spending was up 4.4 percent from 2010?the third slowest rate of growth since national health expenditures
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced Tuesday that an episode of the television series, The Rusty Bucket Kids: Hunting History's Heroes, has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The episode, entitled ?Edison: The Possibilities of Imagination,? will be shot at Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad near Flint and the Thomas Edison