Snyder Recall Underway
On a 2 - 1 vote, the Washtenaw County Elections Commission approved the language for a recall effort of Governor Rick Snyder. The body stated the language, being put forward by the liberal activist group Michigan Citizens United, was clear enough for voters to understand why the recall is being sought. The group must now obtain 806,000 valid signatures for the measure to be on the November ballot.
SUTA Dumping Measure Heading to House
Senate Bill 12, legislation prohibiting the State from combining the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) accounts of two business entities without a violation of the Unemployment Security Act, passed the Senate on a 26-12 party-line vote Tuesday. UIA, under current law, can combine accounts when an entity is found to be “SUTA Dumping,” the practice of transferring payroll to another entity with a lower UIA tax rate. The measure, sponsored by Senator Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Township
House Overwhelmingly Approves Adoption Bills
A three-bill package designed to speed-up the approval of adoption in Michigan
NITC Bill to Wait
The Snyder Administration confirmed this week that legislation necessary to authorize the New International Trade Crossing (NITC) plan will not be introduced until work on the fiscal year 2012 budget and associated tax restructuring proposals have been completed. The proposed new span across the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor , Ontario
Full House Receives Fireworks Reform
House Bills 4293 and 4294, sponsored by Representative Harold Haugh (D-Roseville), were moved to the House floor by bi-partisan votes of 14-1 in the House Regulatory Reform Committee Wednesday. The measures permit the sale of consumer-grade fireworks in Michigan
Land Not Running for US Senate
Former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has announced that she will not seek the Republican Party’s nomination to take on incumbent US US