Whitmer signs bills allowing for Metro Detroit transit tax vote, optional hotel tax hike
Whitmer signed bills that would allow communities to ask voters for tax increases to fund public transit and increase a tax ...
Oakland leaders weigh sales tax increase to ease city’s budget deficit
Oakland officials are weighing plans to place a measure on the April special election ballot to increase the city’s sales tax rate by a half-cent to reduce the city’s budget deficit. If approved, the ...
‘Another money grab’: Here’s why readers don’t support a sugary drink tax
Of the nearly 500 readers who responded to our poll, the majority (70%) said they wouldn't support a tax on sugary drinks.
‘You can’t make false promises:’ Barbara Lee on running for Oakland Mayor
Congresswoman Barbara Lee officially announced she is running for Oakland mayor in April’s special election. A 13-term member of Congress, Lee is known as a leading ...
American Express agrees to pay more than $138M to resolve investigation into sales and marketing
Read full article: Police seize drugs, pill press, $2K in Detroit raid Oakland County Prosecutor Karen ... accountable for ...
Stolen forklift found as police investigate Oakland smoke shop
The Oakland Police Department found a stolen forklift on Tuesday while investigating a smoke shop in West Oakland, OPD said. Police also found that the smoke shop was operating without proper licenses ...
What’s next for EVs under President Trump?
Here is a look at Trump’s actions and what happens next.
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US car sales get year-end boost from Trump’s threat to end EV tax credits
President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to eliminate tax credits for electric vehicles ... part of a broader surge in auto sales at the end of the year. EV sales grew 12% in the fourth quarter ...