LANSING - All Michigan school districts would receive a one-time payment of $154 per pupil, plus an additional $23 to $46 per pupil depending on their current funding level under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday that spends the $316 million in federal money designed to preserve public school employee jobs. The bill
LANSING ? Under the state worker retirement incentive passed by the Michigan Legislature on Thursday, state employees who are currently eligible to retire, have a combined age and years of service of 80, or have 30 years of service can apply for the pension multiplier once the governor signs the bill into law. Workers who
LANSING - Value for money budgeting is not just a different concept to how the state spends its revenue; it is the essential intellectual element to how the state has to reorient itself to rebuild its economy with a focus on measurable results, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said during an interview with Gongwer News
LANSING - A spokesperson for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Monday that Snyder's plan remains to seek repeal of the Michigan Business Tax and replace it with a 6 percent tax on corporate profits. The Detroit News reported Monday that Snyder had classified the 6 percent rate as a "goal" not his firm proposal.
ANN ARBOR - Republican Rick Snyder spent $7.6 million to win his party's gubernatorial primary, and Democrat Virg Bernero has the public funding system to thank for his campaign avoiding serious money troubles. Snyder reported $504,668 on hand as of August 23, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday reflecting through that date. But Snyder
EAST LANSING ? Another poll of Michigan voters released Tuesday shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder leading Democrat challenger Virg Bernero by nearly 2-to-1. The poll of 600 likely voters by Mitchell Research & Communication of East Lansing found Snyder ahead among men (61%-23%), women (46%-28%) and independents (54%-13%). It was conducted August 25-29, and
LANSING - Michigan ranked 39th overall in per capita federal spending in 2009, according to a report from the U.S. Census, with overall spending about $1,000 less than the national average. With the effort to fight an economic slowdown, federal spending in the nation jumped by 16 percent in 2009 to more than $3.2 trillion.
LANSING - Tax revenues improved for most states during the second calendar quarter of 2010, a national report said, but not in Michigan. Nationwide, states saw tax collections improve by 2.2 percent from the same quarter in 2009, April to June. But the range of growth was extremely volatile with the Northeast states seeing tax
LANSING - No deal on the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal year budget Tuesday, but officials said they are optimistic targets could be reached as soon as Thursday with conference committees acting next week. That kind of talk no doubt will provoke some cynicism after the government shutdowns of 2007 and 2009 were preceded by similar
LANSING - Michigan came closer to being a finalist for federal "Race to the Top" money for schools in the second round of the program, but fell short primarily for a lack of pathways for aspiring educators and improving teacher effectiveness, according to reviews of the state's application. Michigan's average score from the reviewers was