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SOAR Fund Could Collect Corporate, Income Tax Revenues To Be Replenished

06/10/22 03:05 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
SOAR Fund Could Collect Corporate, Income Tax Revenues To Be Replenished
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/09/2022) Michigan's new economic incentive account would be replenished by the corporate and income taxes generated by the business activities initially spurred by the seed money, under Senate legislation that was addressed in committee Thursday.

FOIA Redactions Consistently Inconsistent From Michigan, Nationwide

06/09/22 09:27 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
FOIA Redactions Consistently Inconsistent From Michigan, Nationwide
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/08/2022) Anyone filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from Michigan's various state agencies will notice the blotted information returned can vary from department to department.

93% Are Down On The Damn Roads

05/27/22 09:22 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
93% Are Down On The Damn Roads
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 05/25/2022) A 93% majority of Michigan voters have an unfavorable impression of Michigan’s roads and 65% of voters give them a poor rating, according to an EPIC-MRA poll of 600 voters taken May 11-17.

Bureau Of Elections Looking Into Recommending Criminal Charges

05/25/22 09:16 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bureau Of Elections Looking Into Recommending Criminal Charges
Bureau of Elections staff are now putting together recommendations to the Attorney General on potential criminal charges against the three dozen circulators who appear to have forged names of the dead and unknown living voters onto candidates’ petitions.

Bureau Of Elections Flags 36 Circulators Responsible For 68,000 Invalid Signatures, At Least

05/24/22 09:39 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bureau Of Elections Flags 36 Circulators Responsible For 68,000 Invalid Signatures, At Least
The Bureau of Elections (BoE) flagged today an unprecedented 36 petition circulators responsible for at least 68,000 estimated invalid signatures, finding sheets that unnaturally lacked basic wear-and-tear and some with the same two or three handwriting styles reappearing.