LANSING - Michigan Sen. Patty Birkholz (R-Saugatuck Twp.) talks about where the negotiations stand on the Great Lakes Compact, which would preserve water resources in the Great Lakes region. The package, which will end up at 12 bills including all of the House bills and all but one of the Senate bills, maintains much of the permitting and water use thresholds that had passed the Senate, but also provides for public input into the permitting process. Listen to Birkholz in this BL Government Affairs edition of News Maker Interview.
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LANSING - There’s a movement afoot in Lansing to blend all the state’s business and sales taxes into one super Fair Tax that would not only hit folks paying taxes now, but also people in the underground economy - including cash only deals from criminals and illegal aliens - plus tourist that visit the state. Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs outlines what the Michigan Fair Tax is all about in this special edition of News Maker Interview.
LANSING - Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs’ Lansing office analyzes Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State Address Tuesday night. Granholm usurped some common Republican themes by pushing for jobs for every worker, no new taxes or fees, and one-stop shopping for businesses looking to relocate or expand in Michigan. To find out more, listen to this special BL Government Affairs edition of News Maker Interview.
TRAVERSE CITY - Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs’ Lansing office provides an update of the top themes and stories from this year’s National Governor’s Conference in Traverse City. Universities providing innovation for entrepreneurs to commercialize and Internet predators were some of the top issues in this special edition of Newsmaker Interview.
Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affair’s Lansing office discusses in this Newsmaker Interview what’s happening with the federal Real ID Act, which would create a federal identity card for all US citizens. Michigan could become a laboratory for testing the new ID since the state leads the nation in foreign trade, primarily with neighboring Canada.
LANSING - State Rep, Steve Bieda from Warren was one of the chief negotiators for the development of recently announced plan to replace the single business tax. Bieda, chair of the House Tax Policy Committee, provides the inside story on the negotiations for the new Michigan Business Tax plan that almost never was. This interview was arranged by the BL Government Affairs group in Lansing and is part of the BL Government Affairs Tax and Legislative Update series.
Interview with Brandan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs office in Lansing on Michigan’s efforts to develop alternative energy - in this case E85 ethanol gas. Ringlever examines the pros and cons of this conversion attempt.
