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Michigan’s unemployment rate in March dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 5.6 percent. According to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the number of unemployed in the state fell by 14,000 over the month; however total employment edged upward by only 2,000. The net result was a labor …

Legislation that makes major reforms to Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law appears to be on the fast track. The state Senate Insurance Committee Wednesday advanced a bill that would create a new governor-appointed group to handle claims for catastrophic injuries, put limits on attendant care, establish an auto insurance fraud …

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan have introduced a series of bills designed to provide tax breaks to the middle class in the state. The three bills – if approved – would reinstate a per-child tax deduction, a homestead property tax credit and roll back a tax on retirement income. Callie Melton, …