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News from July 2023

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Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Legislation Declaring Juneteenth a State Holiday

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 15, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation sponsored by state Senator Sylvia Santana and state Representative Helena Scott, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday in Michigan

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Peters Helps Advance Senate Appropriations Bill With Important Investments for Economic Competitiveness and Manufacturing, Public Safety, and Great Lakes

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Act Includes Funding for Great Lakes Center of Expertise, Census, and CHIPS and Science Act Implementation

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14 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Michigan during week ending July 8

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

There were 14 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Michigan in the week ending July 8, making up 0.8% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

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Michigan collected 5.8% more in property taxes in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $37.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2022, $2.5 billion came from property taxes, a 5.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Michigan ranks 11th in the U.S. for the most general sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

In 2022, Michigan collected $12,204,862,000 in general sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 11th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Residents and visitors to Michigan paid $37.1 billion in taxes in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

Michigan collected $37.1 billion in taxes in 2022, a 7.6 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Michigan collected $2.9 million in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $37.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2022, less than 0.1 percent, or $2.9 million, came from pari-mutuels sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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35 people die from kidney disease in Michigan during week ending July 8

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

There were 35 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Michigan in the week ending July 8, making up 1.9% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

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Michigan collected 19.9% more in corporate net income taxes in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $37.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2022, $1.8 billion came from corporations net income taxes, a 19.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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55.8% decrease in number of VA loans issued across Michigan from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 1,529 home loans totaling $374 million in Michigan during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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AG Nessel Shares FBI Warning About Malicious QR Codes

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to make Michigan residents aware of the FBI’s warning that criminals are hijacking QR (or quick response) codes by placing stickers with codes they create over the top of the real QR code

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Ontonagon Court Halts Parole of Dangerous Prisoner After AG Intervention

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

On July 11, 2023, the Ontonagon County Circuit Court halted the July 12th parole of inmate Paul Gauthier from the Saginaw Correctional Facility in response to a requested stay of enforcement, filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

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Michigan: Device companies were the second least FDA inspected companies in Michigan in Q2 2023

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 14, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted six inspections at six device companies from Michigan in the second quarter of 2023.

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Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Seven Counties

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin multiple road and bridge repair projects this week including rebuilding work on US-10 in Bay County

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Gov. Whitmer Establishes Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

New department will focus on early learning and higher education, improving long-term student outcomes, developing talent, and growing economy

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Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Legislation to Continue Strong Economic Development, Support Small Businesses Across the State

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 14, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to continue powering economic development and supporting small businesses across the state

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Bicameral, Bipartisan Leaders Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 13, 2023

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with U.S. Representatives James Comer (R-KY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation to reform federal cybersecurity laws

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What’s in the Budget to Grow Michigan’s Economy

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jul 13, 2023

Governor Whitmer has worked with legislators to pass a balanced, bipartisan state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 focused on growing the economy, lowering costs, delivering on kitchen-table issues, and helping anyone “Make it in Michigan”

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Michigan ranked 21st among U.S. states in total VA home loans during 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 13, 2023

Michigan ranked 21st in VA home loans in 2022 with 13,075 loans issued.

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FDA conducted third highest number of inspections on Drugs companies in Michigan during Q2 2023

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 13, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted seven inspections at seven Drugs companies from Michigan in the second quarter of 2023.