Blog tagged as Budget

Senate Budget Timeline Late May To Early June, House Unclear

04/13/23 11:17 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Budget Timeline Late May To Early June, House Unclear
Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) said the expected timeline for the Senate budget approval process is moving it through Appropriations by late May to early June.

Women Slowly Closing Salary Gap With Men - 18.5% Gap Remains

04/07/23 02:24 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Women Slowly Closing Salary Gap With Men - 18.5% Gap Remains
A new study reveals that full-time female employees in the Lansing metro market are earning more than their counterparts across the country, but the wage gap between the genders is still 18.5%.

CRC Says: Income Tax Rollback Good For One Year

04/05/23 09:48 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
CRC Says: Income Tax Rollback Good For One Year
After Attorney General Dana Dana Nessel issued her opinion that the state income tax rollback would only last one year, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan did its own deep dive into the now-confirmed drop to 4.05% for tax year 2023.

Ad Board OKs $1.2 B For Child Support & More

03/29/23 01:12 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Ad Board OKs $1.2 B For Child Support & More
A new grant for nearly $1.26 billion to enforce child support payment orders through the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was the largest of a series of the latest grants approved during the State Administrative Board’s March 28 meeting.

Palisades Looking For $300M From State To Reopen

03/24/23 06:28 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Palisades Looking For $300M From State To Reopen
The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer administration is being asked to spend $300 million to cover the costs of reopening the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County's Covert Township, MIRS has learned.