Michigan Technology related politics
LANSING - On Wednesday, legislation that would allow Michigan developers to capture a portion of sales, use and income taxes to redevelop brownfield sites through projects deemed transformational to the community was approved by a House committee. SB 111, SB 112, SB 113, SB 114 and SB 115 cleared the House Tax Policy Committee on
ANN ARBOR - The continued strength in consumer sentiment has been due to optimistic views on three critical components: higher incomes and wealth, more favorable job prospects, and low inflation expectations. All of these factors, however, have been influenced by partisanship, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Democrats expect an imminent recession,
LANSING - Michigan taxpayers who missed the Tuesday, April 18, state individual income tax filing deadline have options for filing a late return, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. “Late filers should file all income tax returns that are due,” said Deputy Treasurer Glenn White, head of Treasury’s Tax Administration Group. “If a taxpayer
EAST LANSING - A new nationwide study of state business tax burden by Anderson Economic Group shows that Michigan has the sixteenth lowest business tax burden in the nation. The study found that 8.0 percent of Michigan business profits went toward state and local taxes in 2015 (the most recent year for which data are
LANSING - Michigan joined most of the rest of the nation in seeing its unfunded pension liabilities rise in 2015, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Nationally, there was a $1.1 trillion gap between current pension fund revenues and promised benefits in 2015, the most recent year with complete data,
LANSING - Thursday marked the day the state's new energy laws that passed last term take effect, and lawmakers, agencies and stakeholders involved in that process celebrated the occasion. Among the provisions of the energy law are increasing the state's renewable portfolio standard from 10 percent to 15 percent by 2021; establishing a combined goal
LANSING – With this year’s income tax season coming to a close on Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury urges Michiganders to be vigilant as cybercriminals use new and old tricks to take advantage of taxpayers. For the 2015 tax year, over 33,000 returns were stopped, preventing more than $70 million in potentially fraudulent refunds
LANSING - All of the state's medical marijuana licensing functions are now consolidated in the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the administration announced Thursday. Under the reorganization, the new bureau will hold the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program patient and caregiver registry as well as licensing medical marijuana
LANSING – Michigan taxpayers who still have not filed their state income tax returns are encouraged to consider e-filing with returns due in less than a week, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, state income tax returns must be submitted by e-filing or postmarked through the U.S.
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) Friday led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling for increased funding to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The letter specifically calls for Congress to appropriate funding for the safe development and testing of CAV
