Blog categorized as Business

Lawmaker Wants 10 Percent Corporate Income Tax to Give Teachers $20K Raise

11/13/24 02:59 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Lawmaker Wants 10 Percent Corporate Income Tax to Give Teachers $20K Raise
A conversation-starter proposal to raise the state’s 6 percent corporate income tax (CIT) to 10 percent with the additional revenue going to give public school teachers an estimated $20,000-a-year raise was circulated on the House floor today for co-sponsorship.

Panel OKs Protecting Debtors' First 35 Work Hours From Garnishment

10/24/24 11:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Panel OKs Protecting Debtors' First 35 Work Hours From Garnishment
Someone with substantial credit card or non-student loan debt would have the first 35 hours of their work week automatically shielded from court-ordered garnishments, under legislation that moved out of the Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee Wednesday

Report: MI Cannabis Job Market Rose To 2nd Place

09/30/24 02:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report: MI Cannabis Job Market Rose To 2nd Place
Michigan ripped to the top of the job growth market in the cannabis space and came in second behind California for the number of cannabis jobs per state as of March, according to a new industry report.

Unsuccessful Bidder Questins DTMB’s Practices

08/27/24 01:49 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Unsuccessful Bidder Questins DTMB’s Practices
A Warren company alleges the state abused its discretion when canceling a request for proposal (RFP) process before investigating allegations of fraud and conspiracy in the process.

Granholm Talks 'Building Boom,' Biden-Harris Incentives 

08/15/24 01:14 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Granholm Talks 'Building Boom,' Biden-Harris Incentives 
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm described the country as amid a "building boom," touting to union pipefitters and plumbers on Wednesday how federal construction tax credits incentivize tapping into union contractors and apprenticeship programs.