Reducing the Personal Property Tax Burden

January 16th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Michigan’s tax on machinery and office equipment is another big barrier to job attraction.

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Tags: Kinley

Damning Indictment of Prop A

September 1st, 2011 · 12 Comments

Proposal A, 1994’s landmark school funding solution, may now be a big part of the problem.

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Tags: Jack Lessenberry

Online Sales: Will Fairness Finally Trump Taxes?

August 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments

U. S. Rep. John Conyers’ reintroduction of the Main Street Fairness Act could finally end the extended cage match within the business community over the treatment of sales tax on online sales.

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Tags: DC

Faithful Servant

May 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Sen. Mark Jansen carries out the governor’s vision to remake Michigan, while always putting his Christian faith first.

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Film (Credits) at 11(th Hour)

May 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Backers of state’s generous and contentious film industry tax credits make 11th-hour bid to save them.

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Tags: Jack Lessenberry

Boom!

May 15th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Gov. Snyder’s pension tax makes Baby Boomers the Collateral Damage Generation.

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Tags: Berman

Bernero Soundbites the Governor

May 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Lansing Mayor Bernero pops back up with pithy soundbites to nip at Gov. Snyder.

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Tags: Tim Skubick

Cast His Wins to the Fates

May 12th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Gov. Snyder’s legislative victory represents the biggest change in state taxes since 1994.

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Voters Demonstrate Unconventional Wisdom

May 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Faced with loss of services from severe budget cuts, local voters across the state said yes to higher taxes.

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Business 1, Poor & Pensioners 0

April 28th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Columns John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service Business 1,Poor & Pensioners 0 April 29, 2011 Things seemingly unrelated can be related in ways not always first seen. So as the Michigan House was readying itself to take the first plunge into passing Governor Rick Snyder’s tax proposal, there was a remarkable comment being made across Capitol [...]

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