Blog tagged as Economic health

January Pot Price Pothole, Projection Of '23 Sales Continues To Be High

03/10/23 10:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
January Pot Price Pothole, Projection Of '23 Sales Continues To Be High
The price of Michigan marijuana continued descending in January as the Cannabis Regulatory Agency today predicted nearly $3 billion for sales in 2023

Inflation Relief Checks Will Pull $800 Million From General Fund

02/07/23 04:30 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Inflation Relief Checks Will Pull $800 Million From General Fund
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday Michiganders can expect $180 "inflation relief checks" as part of her broad tax relief package, a state expense that is expected to pull $800 million from the General Fund.

A Creative Way To Get Around Income Tax Reduction Trigger . . .

02/01/23 05:53 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
A Creative Way To Get Around Income Tax Reduction Trigger . . .
Who would have guessed back in 2015 that the income tax reduction trigger crafted to give Republicans political cover during the gas tax hike vote would ever be activated?

Gov Tells World: ‘Come To Michigan’

01/20/23 11:39 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 1/18/23) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told a manufacturing panel at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, that Michigan is open for business.

MEDC Approves New 4-Year Contract For Messer

01/20/23 11:31 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 1/17/23) The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee approved a new four-year contract for CEO Quentin Messer, Jr., which keeps him in the position until at least 2026, the last year of the Whitmer administration.