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Starting is Half the Battle
Beginnings can be a time of great opportunity. To quote Aristotle, “The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole.” True indeed. I can recall my first three months serving as a commissioner on the Michigan Public Service Commission. During that time,...
Five Things We’re Reading
Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Video of a Strawberry Under a Microscope Will Make Sure You Never Forget to Wash the Fruit Ever Again – While it can’t...
Last Week on the MLC Blog
Driven by low unemployment, strong business growth, and an overall strong economy, Michigan’s income tax rate will decrease to its lowest level since 2007. Michigan’s larger nonprofits are eligible for grant funding through the Department of Labor and Economic...
Temporary Income Tax Rate Reduction Announced
Driven by low unemployment, strong business growth, and an overall strong economy, Michigan’s income tax rate will decrease to its lowest level since 2007. In 2015, Michigan enacted a law requiring a temporary reduction of the state income tax if the general fund...
Nonprofit Grant Program Announced
Michigan’s larger nonprofits are eligible for grant funding through the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The department announced the launch of the $15 million MI Impact Grant program, designed to help nonprofits that provide programming to lift...
Workers’ Reforms Signed Into Law
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation impacting thousands of workers in Michigan into law. The newly signed bills, named the ‘Restoring Workers’ Rights’ package, repeals the right-to-work law, under which an employee couldn’t be required to pay union dues as...
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