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Michigan Supreme Court rules that East Lansing collected disguised tax
On Monday, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed the fee was indeed an unlawful tax due to the fact that city residents were ...
East Lansing loses tax case that could cost millions
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled against East Lansing in a tax case that could cost the city millions – money city ...
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State Supreme Court rules East Lansing's 5% franchise fee for BWL customers is a tax
The state Supreme Court said that the BWL franchise fee East Lansing imposed on residents in 2017 was "clearly a tax" that ...
Senate opens debate on looming changes to paid sick leave in Michigan
Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill that would change some of the paid sick leave requirements for employers in Michigan set ...
East Lansing residents unknowingly paid illegal city ‘fee’ for years
Lansing Board of Water and Light customers living in East Lansing could be owed some money. A ruling by the Michigan Supreme ...
Michigan state lawmaker sterilizes herself to avoid pregnancy in ‘Trump’s America’
The Michigan state representative announced the decision to have the medical procedure during a protest at the Michigan State ...
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Michigan Supreme Court Holds that a Tax Cannot be Disguised as a Franchise Fee in Violation of Headlee
The Michigan Supreme Court released an opinion yesterday holding that a municipality may not disguise a tax by imposing a ...
Electricity Franchise Fee Is Unlawful Tax, Michigan Justices Say
East Lansing’s utility fee is a tax that was passed without voter approval in violation of the state constitution, the ...
Michigan Senate committee takes up plan to trim earned sick time law
As the clock ticks down toward a Feb. 21 deadline set by a Michigan Supreme Court ruling to implement ballot initiative ...