LANSING - House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said on Tuesday the ballot proposal to amend the Constitution and raise the sales tax rate by one penny has a "decent shot" at passing, but certainly is not a "sure thing." The transportation package passed by the Legislature last week is contingent on the voters approving the
LANSING - Republican National Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel wasted no time in declaring her bid to succeed departing Party Chair Bobby Schostak, and now the question is who in the party has the cachet and support to defeat McDaniel. That McDaniel cuts so formidable a profile is a credit both to the power of her
LANSING - The early major components of Governor Rick Snyder's legislative agenda for 2015 are passing a new energy policy for the state and addressing the persistent troubles of K-12 education in Detroit. Snyder, in an interview with Gongwer News Service, said he has "a pretty good idea" of what he will propose on the
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Tuesday rejected by a wide margin a bill that would reduce Michigan's 164,000-pound gross weight limit for trucks to 80,000 pounds, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said the bill isn't quite dead yet. There was much debate about SB 1150 , but in the end, it was defeated
LANSING - Michigan has new agreements on automotive industry cooperation with China and several businesses have new customer and distributorship possibilities as a result of Governor Rick Snyder's most recent trade trip to China. This fourth trade mission to the most populous nation included visits to Beijing, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Hangzhou and included opportunities
LANSING - Chairs of some of the more prominent committees in the House, including the Regulatory Reform and Commerce committees, will not be returning next term and replacements are unclear as the Committee on Committees works to make recommendations to House Speaker-elect Kevin Cotter. Rep. Al Pscholka (R-Stevensville) has already been named chair of the
LANSING - Following a series of meetings over the weekend with a variety of business and government officials, Governor Rick Snyder on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade's automotive unit. While Snyder promoted Michigan throughout all his stops as a place to do business, visit
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker-elect Kevin Cotter said Monday if the gasoline tax is going to be "greatly" increased, then the sales tax should be taken off of fuel, and he believes it can all be accomplished during the next three weeks. Cotter (R-Mount Pleasant) said if the House is going to approve a dramatic
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger's new plan to raise $1 billion for roads primarily through earmarking all taxes collected on gasoline to go toward roads immediately and predictably came under heavy attack from school and local government leaders because it puts funding for K-12 schools and local government revenue sharing at risk. Mr.
LANSING - Both the Michigan House and the Senate are expected to take action on a package of bills that would allow the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to streamline all of its reporting requirements on the 21st Century Jobs Fund into one report and increase the amount of community revitalization projects it authorizes. Currently, House