Results 41 to 47 of 47

'Schizophrenic' State Planning

Horse racing industry is both victim of state efforts to kill gambling and beneficiary of state efforts to subsidize gambling

… Special Tax Favors Are 'Cronyism'  Embattled Agency in Charge of Special Tax Favors Snaps at Critics Critics Shoot at Special Tax Deal for Super Speedway No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State …

An 'Expensive Game' Providing the 'Illusion of Creating Jobs'

State economic development czars trusted the job projections provided by horse race track seeking special tax treatment

… Special Tax Favors Are 'Cronyism'  Embattled Agency in Charge of Special Tax Favors Snaps at Critics Critics Shoot at Special Tax Deal for Super Speedway No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State …

Troubles for Track Were Known to State Before It Granted Special Tax Deal

… Special Tax Favors Are 'Cronyism'  Embattled Agency in Charge of Special Tax Favors Snaps at Critics Critics Shoot at Special Tax Deal for Super Speedway No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State …

July 22, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

Plates for me, plates for thee, plates for the man behind the tree

… plate for professional sports teams, including the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers and the Michigan International Speedway. Proceeds from the sale of the license plates would go to charitable organizations created by these entities. Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on May …

Bouchard 'Would Not Hesitate' to End State's Economic Central Planning Agency

… each voted for it. ~~~~~ See also: Embattled Agency in Charge of Special Tax Favors Snaps at Critics Critics Shoot at Special Tax Deal for Super Speedway State Taxpayers Eat $350K Loan for East Lansing Property Purchase Google Jobs Lacking, Yet Some Locals Still Consider It a 'Badge of Honor' for …

State Officials 'Stretch' the Law to Award Special Tax Deal to Troubled Business

… Special Tax Favors Are 'Cronyism'  Embattled Agency in Charge of Special Tax Favors Snaps at Critics Critics Shoot at Special Tax Deal for Super Speedway No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State …

The State Budget and Civil Society

… You Can’t Be Serious!” There are other “one-time” appropriations that deserve the readers’ attention, too, such as with the Michigan International Speedway, mentioned further below and still others we have excluded from this letter.  End multicultural integration services: $1.9 million. This line item …