Revenue Estimating Conference Held

Revenue Estimating Conference Held

Today, the directors of the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks, and State Budget Director Jen Flood came together to reach a consensus on projected state revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. At the biannual Consensus Revenue Estimating...
Monthly Tax Revenue Increases

Monthly Tax Revenue Increases

Revenue from major taxes and net lottery revenue totaled $4.1 billion in October, a 3.5% increase from the prior year. The collections were $7.1 million higher than prior projections. Key Points: General Fund tax collections were $16.7 million less than projected,...
Organ Donor Tax Credit Signed

Organ Donor Tax Credit Signed

Legislation providing a one-time credit for live organ donors was signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer this week. Key Points: House Bill 4361 was introduced by Representative Felicia Brabec (D-Pittsfield Twp.). It provides a one-time tax credit of up to...
Monthly Tax Revenue Increases

September Revenue Up

Last month, major taxes and net lottery revenue came in at $3.7 billion, an increase of 1.7% from September 2023. Additionally, total collections were $106.1 million more than prior estimates, according to the monthly report by the Senate Fiscal Agency. Key Points:...
Five Things We’re Reading

Five Things We’re Reading

Below are some articles the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Sobering New Polls for Harris – Recent polling data came as a surprise to those behind the poll. What information can we learn about...