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Hall: SOAR, MEGA Tax Credits Need To Be Done To Move Forward On Economic Development
Hall: SOAR, MEGA Tax Credits Need To Be Done To Move Forward On Economic Development
2 days ago3 min read
From Pilot To Program, Educating Prisoners In Michigan
From Pilot To Program, Educating Prisoners In Michigan
2 days ago5 min read
Michigan Speaker Talks About 428 Second-Chamber Bills That Remain In Limbo
Speaker Talks About 428 Second-Chamber Bills That Remain In Limbo
2 days ago3 min read
GOP Political Operatives Forced To Resign Senate Posts
GOP Political Operatives Forced To Resign Senate Posts
Nov 133 min read
Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Law May Not Be Constitutional
Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Law May Not Be Constitutional
Nov 123 min read
Democrats Mobilize Around SNAP Funding
Democrats Mobilize Around SNAP Funding
Oct 293 min read
Water Affordability Bills Make Another Splash In Senate Housing
Water Affordability Bills Make Another Splash In Senate Housing
Oct 284 min read
Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor
Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor
Oct 273 min read
Prestin Running In SD-38 With McBroom, U.P. Reps' Blessing; LaFave Staying In Race
Prestin Running In SD-38 With McBroom, U.P. Reps' Blessing; LaFave Staying In Race
Oct 224 min read
Hall Says Brinks Didn't Hold Up Her End Of The Deal On Transparency
Hall Says Brinks Didn't Hold Up Her End Of The Deal On Transparency
Oct 223 min read
Hall's Office Shooting Down Senate's Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees Upon Arrival
Hall's Office Shooting Down Senate's Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees Upon Arrival
Oct 213 min read
Why Do House Bills Start At 4001?
It’s been two weeks of the House not holding session after passing the state budget. And with no new legislative action in the lower chamber and a record low number of Public Acts signed this year, MIRS wanted to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Why do House bills start at HB 4001?
Oct 203 min read
Who Won The Attorney General Budget Battle?
Who Won The Attorney General Budget Battle?
Oct 143 min read
Senate Approps Panel Passes House & Senate Earmark Request Bills
Senate Approps Panel Passes House & Senate Earmark Request Bills
Oct 143 min read
Whitmer, Hall & Construction Workers Do Ceremonial Roads Deal Signing
Whitmer, Hall & Construction Workers Do Ceremonial Roads Deal Signing
Oct 134 min read
VanWoerkom-Wendzel To Tie The Knot
Fourth-term Reps. Greg VanWoerkom (R-Norton Shores), 45, and Pauline Wendzel (R-Watervliet), 35, are engaged to be married, making the couple only the second duo of Michigan legislators to be married to each other while serving, and the first in 50 years.
Oct 101 min read
Pork Spending Drops To $275.8M; Who Got What?
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget signed Tuesday includes 200 legislative earmarks valued at $275.4 million, far less than the $2 billion in special projects found in the FY 2024 budget when the state was awash with federal COVID spending. MIRS’ spreadsheet outlining all the projects can be found here.
Oct 104 min read
Payroll Tax Cuts For New Jobs May Become Michigan's Next Big Business Incentive Tool
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 10/08/2025) House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said Tuesday he's open to working with the Governor on something that's been a part of her economic development wishlist since early 2024: the "HIRE Michigan" program. The plan would be to give away payroll tax exemptions to businesses creating new jobs in Michigan. Hall's goal is to repeal the defunded Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund law and eliminate the Michigan
Oct 84 min read
Cannabis Association Files Suit Over ‘Unconstitutional Tax Scheme’
Cannabis Association Files Suit Over ‘Unconstitutional Tax Scheme’
Oct 71 min read
Capitol Commission Looking Into Monitoring Systems For Drones Near Capitol
Capitol Commission Looking Into Monitoring Systems For Drones Near Capitol
Oct 62 min read
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