Jan 6, 2011 | Legislative
Efforts in Washington to block a requirement that some Michigan companies pay interest on their unemployment taxes have failed. Now some 54,000 companies in the state, including many construction companies, will have to pay the additional tax beginning this year....
Jan 5, 2011 | Legislative
On Tuesday, the House Republican Conference met to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress (2011-2012). Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway...
Dec 20, 2010 | Legislative
Conflict over industrial personal property tax exemptions and confusion over who should get such breaks has spurred thousands of court and administrative appeals and moved the elimination of the personal property tax to the top of the agenda for many business and...
Dec 3, 2010 | Legislative
As the sun slowly began to appear on the horizon this morning, the state House and Senate ended an all-night marathon session and concluded their work for the remainder of 2010. A valiant push by MITA members and staff in the last few months to spur Lame Duck action...
Nov 3, 2010 | Legislative
Tuesday night’s election returns are something we may not see again in our lifetimes. Republicans swept all statewide offices including Rick Snyder being elected governor, Bill Schuette being elected attorney general and Ruth Johnson elected as secretary of state....
Oct 22, 2010 | Legislative
Poor infrastructure is not just a Michigan problem. On the national level, at least 33 percent of our nation’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 26 percent of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. At the national level, a...
