taxes

Seniors could play an important role in the upcoming election, as Michiganders age 50 and older are expected to represent well over half of the voters who…

There’s an old saying I know you’ve heard: “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin said that, by the way. He was a shrewd old cynic…

Tax increment financing, or TIF, is a flexible tool for downtown development authority boards aiming to encourage private investment and increase the…

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to clarify that Michigan never intended to give out-of-state companies a lower tax liability in a 2007…

They used to say that the definition of a recession was when your neighbor lost his job, and a depression was when you lost yours.Well, after this week’s…

Michigan has been cutting taxes for the past 20 years. The key selling point has been that slashing taxes will create economic prosperity.A new report by…

I think the low point in my faith in democracy came late this winter, soon after I had lost one tire to a pothole. I got home after nearly losing another…

A proposal to greatly increase Michigan’s gas tax goes before a state Senate committee tomorrow.The proposal has already cleared the state House. Among…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan senators are considering whether to significantly increase gasoline taxes over five years to mend roads and bridges.The…

Every society functions at least partly on a set of myths. Sometimes these have been highly destructive. For example, believing you are the master race…