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Michigan taxpayers to receive income tax reduction next year
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan taxpayers will see even more savings next year due to the state's high revenues, with the state treasurer announcing Wednesday that the income tax rate will temporarily be lowered to 4.05% from 4.25%. The income tax rate reduction is expected to save...
Michigan State's Berkey Hall to remain closed after shooting
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An academic building at Michigan State University where a gunman fatally shot two students and wounded five other s in February will not hold classes or events through next fall. Berkey Hall on the school's East Lansing campus will remain closed for the...
Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry
Public outrage is swift following mass shootings, such as the killing of six people at a Christian elementary school in Nashville. Sorrow and sympathy are widespread. But what comes next from policymakers is likely to depend on which political party is in charge of a state. Don't...
Ruling allows some pot dispensary licenses in NY to go ahead
NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state after an appeals court on Tuesday narrowed the scope of a temporary injunction that had halted them because of a legal challenge. The ruling from the...
Michigan attorney general says income tax cut is temporary
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that an income tax rate reduction expected to be triggered for the 2023 tax year by the state's high revenues will be temporary and will revert back to the normal rate the following year. Nessel's opinion,...
Gumbel to receive Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
Bryant Gumbel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards on May 22 in New York, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday. Gumbel's career has spanned more than 50 years on NBC, CBS and HBO. He has hosted...
New sports wagering code bans college betting partnerships
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. gambling industry is adopting a new responsible marketing code that will ban sports books from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering, bar payments to college and amateur athletes for using their name, image or likeness, and end the use of the...
Ailing 46-year-old elephant euthanized at Oakland Zoo
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 46-year-old African elephant has been euthanized at the Oakland Zoo after suffering arthritis and other age-related problems, the zoo announced Monday. Lisa was euthanized on Sunday after years of chronic and degenerative health issues that had irreversibly...
Maple City Glen Lake's Ruby Hogan wins Michigan AP D4 POY
MAPLE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Ruby Hogan used to go to daycare, where she was the only girl. Even as one of the younger kids, she would play sports against the boys frequently. Those lessons developed a level of toughness that helped the Maple City Glen Lake senior point guard lead her...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. March 22, 2023. Editorial: Why did Dem donor get $20M, how will she spend it? Apparently, all it takes in Michigan to get $20 million of taxpayer money for your startup enterprise is a loosely sketched business plan and some really solid political...
