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36% Service Fee Cap On Payday Loans Moves

03/07/24 12:08 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
36% Service Fee Cap On Payday Loans Moves
Throughout one whole year, a short-term payday loan provider could not charge service fees of more than 36 percent of the loan as residents pay it back, under legislation approved Wednesday 5-1 in the Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee.

No Snow Means Ski Slopes, Other Winter Sport Business Can Apply For Disaster Relief

03/05/24 05:19 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
No Snow Means Ski Slopes, Other Winter Sport Business Can Apply For Disaster Relief
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged small businesses that rely on snow to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration because of drought in 42 counties.

Environmental Hazards Flagged As Reason For Polluter Pay

02/16/24 10:38 AM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Environmental Hazards Flagged As Reason For Polluter Pay
An electroplating chemical spill in Warren’s Bear Creek drain and the spotting of a “mysterious corrosive ooze” seeping out of the ground of a former steel facility in Riverview were propped up as examples by environmentalists and local officials as reasons for new polluter pay laws in Michigan.

Tipping Fee Increase Top Line Of EGLE Budget Presentation

02/14/24 10:49 AM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Tipping Fee Increase Top Line Of EGLE Budget Presentation
A top line of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s (EGLE) budget presentation before the House Appropriations Subcommittee Tuesday focused on landfill tipping fee increases, which would bring in an additional $80 million and create 36 full-time jobs.

Drug Affordability Board Tops Legislature's To-Do List

01/11/24 05:14 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Drug Affordability Board Tops Legislature's To-Do List
Prescription drug affordability and other bills that are in progress will be prioritized in 2024, said Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids)
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