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Today, the House Commerce Committee passed out HB 5273, a bill dealing with Local Stock Exchanges.  HB 5273 would give businesses and residents in Michigan the ability to create a stock exchange through which intrastate stocks can be listed, bought, sold and resold. Those interested in purchasing stock from local [...]

Yesterday, during a special meeting, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development made changes to the Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices (GAAMPs) by making language changes to say land is not suitable for livestock if the area of the community is primarily residential (defined as more than 13 homes [...]

The House Transportation Committee began taking testimony on Speaker Bolger’s plan to raise $450 Million dollars for roads. Offering testimony today was MDOT, Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, and the County Road Association of Michigan. The plan focused on four specific subject areas: increasing efficiencies, improving quality, improving fairness [...]

Last week the Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the budget that scraps the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) and reworks the revenue sharing formula. The Senate’s proposal includes an additional $31 million for revenue sharing for local communities. The proposal would give a 1 percent increase to [...]

The Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee voted out SB 777 that included and additional $115 million in road funding to be distributed between MDOT, counties, and cities and villages. From that $115 million cities and villages would receive $25 million. An amendment was added to the budget that would disperse the [...]

Yesterday the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee reported its version of the budget that scraps the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) and reworks the revenue sharing formula. The Senate’s proposal includes an additional $31 million for revenue sharing for local communities. The proposal would give a 1 percent increase to [...]

With the summer months soon coming upon us, it is not too early to start considering a Labor Day bridge walk in your community. Every year the Michigan Fitness Foundation encourages Michigan communities to host a Labor Day Community Walk to demonstrate their commitment to physical fitness and community involvement. [...]

Yesterday afternoon the House Appropriations Committee reported its recommendations for the general government budget that includes the Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP). Under this proposal category 1, the dashboard, would remain in effect without change. Category 2 would require 5 percent of the second EVIP payment to be committed to [...]

The House Appropriations Committee voted out HB 5313 which included the transportation budget today by a vote 19-0 with all Democrats abstaining. Adjustments we made to the budget to reflect the changes that Speaker Bolger is proposing to increase funding to roads. As a result $391 million in general fund [...]

The House Transportation Committee took testimony today from Speaker Bolger on his $450 million road funding plan. The plan focused on four specific subject areas: increasing efficiencies, improving quality, improving fairness and investing current resources. That’s different from other plans that have focused on tax increases to improve the state’s [...]