government spending

Michigan's tax revenues will see a slight decline in 2024 before rebounding for two years after that, mostly because of Democrat-drafted tax policy changes.

The Legislature approved a batch of bills that lift the income tax on pensions and expand the earned income tax credit.

Michigan lawmakers have finished this year's scheduled legislative sessions without reaching agreement on a spending package that would have totaled almost $500 million.

Clean drinking water, safer dams, and state parks and greenways are all part of a multi-billion-dollar spending bill Michigan’s governor signed into law Wednesday.

Now that the GOP has gotten its tax reform plan passed, leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan are saying the next item on the agenda is reining in…

State government has been distracted by the water contamination crisis it created in Flint, by the financial problems in Detroit schools, and the…

A new report from the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan gives the state a “B+” when it comes to keeping citizens informed of government spending…

Two Michigan landmarks have been targeted by a Republican senator as prime examples of wasteful federal spending.Each year, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)…

There’s a new report on lobbyists’ spending in Lansing. The Michigan Campaign Finance Network has looked at the numbers, and the big change: free lunches…

A federal government shutdown could have a big effect in Michigan, especially for many of the state’s most vulnerable.Many programs run by Michigan’s…