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Majority Wants Higher Corporate Taxes To Fix Roads 

11/22/23 12:00 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Majority Wants Higher Corporate Taxes To Fix Roads 

This will get the attention of the folks over at the Michigan Chamber and Manufacturer's Association.    

 

The results of a survey question paid for by a coalition of progressive non-profits and union groups found 60% of voters want to tax corporations more to put more money into ...

Republicans Refuse To Vote On Steering Sales Tax To Fight Crime

11/03/23 05:07 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Republicans Refuse To Vote On Steering Sales Tax To Fight Crime
The House failed to get the votes needed to pass legislation directing a piece of the state’s sales tax revenue to local governments with high crime rates after Republican members in politically competitive Detroit suburbs and four Democrats declined to vote.

$2.7B+ In Taxes On Local Ballots, Ranked Choice Voting, Too

10/31/23 03:03 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
$2.7B+ In Taxes On Local Ballots, Ranked Choice Voting, Too
More than 200 local ordinances, property tax hikes, and bonding proposals are up for a vote on Nov. 7 worth a combined total of more than $2.7 billion. In addition, three municipalities are asking voters to adopt ranked-choice voting.

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

Taxing Snacks: Food Tax Reform Bills Sent To Gov.

09/29/23 10:57 AM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Taxing Snacks: Food Tax Reform Bills Sent To Gov.
Years after a movie theater chain's complaint about whether they should be reimbursed for paying a sales tax on bottled water and prepackaged candy, legislation aimed at clarifying what is taxable "prepared food" is on its way to the Governor's desk.
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