Tag: Mark Tisdel

Boosted Unemployments Benefits End, Unclear Whether Michigan Labor Shortage Will Ease

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About 442,196 unemployment claimants saw their pandemic unemployment assistance benefits end on Sept. 4, but it’s unclear if that will ease Michigan’s labor shortage.

The federal Pandemic Unemployment plus regular unemployment benefits let recipients receive up to $662 weekly.

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Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Business Tax Breaks a Day After Touting Small Businesses

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have given small businesses an option for a tax breaks.

The governor wrote a letter explaining she vetoed the bill because it was too costly and would “primarily benefit a small number of Michiganders.”

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