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Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will reform how licenses for concealed pistols are issued in Michigan. The bills will streamline the process across all counties, dissolving county gun boards and transferring all application and licensing duties to county clerks and the Michigan State Police. The Governor says he …

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to extend a tax credit for small businesses that provide differential pay to military reservists and national guard members called to serve on active duty. Michigan Junior Democratic U-S Senator Gary Peters, who co-sponsors the legislation, explains The Military Reserve Small Business Jobs …

The state’s largest manufacturing association is warning state lawmakers about the idea of “reneging” on state-sponsored tax incentives. Those incentives helped the auto industry during the last decade, but Mike Johnston of the Michigan Manufacturers Association noted to legislators Wednesday that the incentives also helped the state’s economy through job …