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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature’s Democratic leaders rolled out a tax relief plan Monday that includes sending out $180 rebate checks and expanding the earned income tax credit. Republicans in the minority say the Democrats’ plan doesn’t go far enough. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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More details are expected today on a package to help taxpayers deal with the rising cost of living. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer would like the first two public acts of her second term to be lifting the income tax on pensions and expanding the earned income tax credit. That’s as the state Legislature controlled by new Democratic majorities has started sending bills to her desk. Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson have more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fifth State of the State address last night. In the speech, the second-term Democrat outlined an agenda that linked civil rights, public safety and education as critical to economic success. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Early projections show Michigan’s revenue could be high enough to trigger an automatic income tax cut laid out in a 2015 law. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Senate passed spending bills totaling about $220 million Wednesday to close the books on the last fiscal year. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan lawmakers have gone home -- likely for the last time this year -- without reaching an agreement on a spending package that would have totaled close to $500 million. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Senate rejected the governor’s appointments to two public universities' boards of trustees Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Legislation introduced this week in the Michigan Senate would suspend sales tax collection on fuel through the end of March next year. Colin Jackson has more.
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A divided Michigan Senate, on Thursday, approved bills that lower the state’s individual and corporate income taxes. As Colin Jackson reports, the bills would drop tax rates below 4%.