LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder Thursday the state is moving swiftly to inform 32 communities in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of their eligibility for assistance in repairing critical infrastructure damaged during last winter?s deep freeze. The communities, which applied last month for federal Community Development Block Grant program support, are being advised of
LANSING - Although it would still cost the state $6 million, a fix prompted by the Supreme Court's decision on IBM v. Treasury passed the House on Tuesday that could save the state another $1 billion. SB 156 , introduced by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township), already addressed the Michigan Business Tax, so the House
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Small BIZ PAC has endorsed additional candidates for the Nov. 4 general election. Two are Democrats. The Small BIZ PAC endorses candidates based on incumbent voting records, past or current small business ownership, recommendations from SBAM members, candidate interviews, candidate questionnaires and other factors. ?These candidates have
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's re-election campaign has put up a new website that his campaign said will allow Michigan residents to see how the state has improved since Snyder took office. Following the "Road to Recovery" theme outlined in Snyder's campaign ad released Monday, the RoadToRecovery.RickforMichigan.Com website urges visitors to take a drive on
LANSING - The Michigan Campaign Finance Network released data on Wednesday showing candidates in competitive statewide races have been largely outspent by independent groups when it comes to television advertisements being aired around the state. Out of $4.4 million spent on television ads supporting Governor Rick Snyder, $1.4 million came from his own campaign, with
LANSING - Millions in new television advertisements are set to hit the airwaves, again slamming Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terri Land on environmental issues. This time, it is the NextGen Climate organization, founded by liberal billionaire Tom Steyer, tying Ms. Land to the billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch - the de rigueur punching
LANSING - A new television ad from the Democratic Governors Association attacks Governor Rick Snyder on cuts to education and ties in the controversy about a furniture contract that his cousin's company has with the state. Republicans said Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer should repudiate the ad because the education claims are untrue. The issue
LANSING - With the 2014 election some nine weeks away, a public opinion poll shows Democrat Mark Schauer slightly leading Governor Rick Snyder. The poll released Wednesday by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA shows Schauer supported by 45 percent of those asked, while Snyder is supported by 43 percent. The margin still means the race
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Monday directed that a panel of experts be convened to review the state's current standards for disposals of landfill wastes that are radioactive at low levels, but critics charged Snyder should take steps to ban the waste. Snyder took the action after stories last week revealed that as much
LANSING - A survey presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures determined that overall, small business owners felt reasonable, well-enforced licensing is a bigger issue than tax code due to the fact that their competitors who are not necessarily playing by the rules would have an unfair advantage. "Licensing is such a big thing