Blog categorized as Economy

What Is Going On With $15 Minimum Wage Effort? 

10/24/23 09:50 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
What Is Going On With $15 Minimum Wage Effort? 
Advocates for a $15 minimum wage will need to get the Court of Appeals to put their request before the state Legislature for adoption after the Board of State Canvassers declined to advance it over a strange inconsistency in the proposal.

Unemployment Rises For Second Straight Month 

10/20/23 11:56 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Unemployment Rises For Second Straight Month 
The state unemployment rate went up two-tenths of a percent to 3.9% after a tick up in August, according to Department of Technology, Management and Budget data.

Panel Discusses Optional 2% Hotel-Motel Tax For Cities 

10/05/23 10:18 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Panel Discusses Optional 2% Hotel-Motel Tax For Cities 
The House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee took testimony Wednesday on a Rep. John Fitzgerald (D-Wyoming) bill allowing cities and townships to collect a hotel-motel excise tax

Michigan 26th on Advancing EVs; Ranks High On Energy Efficiency

09/26/23 11:36 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan 26th on Advancing EVs; Ranks High On Energy Efficiency
When it comes to getting the state ready for more electric vehicles (EV), Michigan is not among the leaders of the pack, according to a national analysis released earlier this summer.

Childcare Issues Costs Michigan Economy $2.8B 

09/07/23 04:39 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Childcare Issues Costs Michigan Economy $2.8B 
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation points to childcare as a means of getting working parents to return to the job market and pointed to the importance to businesses.