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This week, former Michigan State University sports Dr. Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting women and girls…
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Last week I talked about the fact that Michigan is headed for a serious budget crisis that threatens everything from education to foster care to public…
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What can a city facing $200 million in long term debt do?Raising taxes is one option.That’s why the City of East Lansing has drawn up an income tax…
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Michigan cities and towns are hurting for cash. Many have had to cut services like street and sidewalk repair. Some have had to reduce the size of their…
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The city’s effort to get more eligible Detroit residents to file their earned income tax credit is paying off, city officials say.More than 18,000 more…
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A question worth mulling over on this Tax Day: Does having to pay income taxes make you work harder? University of Michigan researchers have some new…
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A major lawsuit over the Flint water crisis has been settled. Under the deal, the state will pay for the replacement of 18,000 lead service lines. This…
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Michigan’s chief economist, Jay Wortley, is retiring after 36 years of state government service. During that time, the state has faced the triplicate…
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State House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) is figuring out his next move after his income tax rollback tanked in the House last week. It was an…
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First, Michigan Republican legislators proposed phasing out the income tax over a 40-year period, then that was changed to reduce it from 4.25% to 3.9%…