Has Michigan got a deal for you Click on any of the categories below to see how many tax breaks are out there, and how much they cost the state treasury. The numbers were taken from the state’s executive budget for 2013 and 2014. Individuals Nonprofits Businesses Manufacturers Miscellaneous Farmers Veterans and active military Students Historic preservation […]
Bridge Staff
Bridge’s mission is to inform Michigan citizens about their state, amplify their views and explore the challenges of our civic life.
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Tax breaks for: Individuals
Has Michigan got a deal for you Click on any of the categories below to see how many tax breaks are out there, and how much they cost the state treasury. The numbers were taken from the state’s executive budget for 2013 and 2014. Individuals Nonprofits Businesses Manufacturers Miscellaneous Farmers Veterans and active military Students Historic preservation […]
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Tax breaks for: Oil, mineral industries
Has Michigan got a deal for you Click on any of the categories below to see how many tax breaks are out there, and how much they cost the state treasury. The numbers were taken from the state’s executive budget for 2013 and 2014. Individuals Nonprofits Businesses Manufacturers Miscellaneous Farmers Veterans and active military Students Historic preservation […]
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Tax breaks for: Farmers
Has Michigan got a deal for you Click on any of the categories below to see how many tax breaks are out there, and how much they cost the state treasury. The numbers were taken from the state’s executive budget for 2013 and 2014. Individuals Nonprofits Businesses Manufacturers Miscellaneous Farmers Veterans and active military Students Historic preservation […]
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Michigan tax facts, part 3: Who pays the taxes in Michigan?
The short answer is: Everybody. Read on to gain a better understanding of how Michigan collects many types of taxes – and a better sense of what you pay every day.
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Michigan tax facts, part 4: What do your taxes pay for in Michigan?
Government surrounds you every day. Here’s the nitty gritty of what your taxes pay for.
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Smartest kids graphic: How Michigan and Tennessee compare on NAEP
Comparing the latest NAEP scores from Michigan and Tennessee, you might not notice much difference: students in both states produce middling results. But these graphics show how Tennessee students are rapidly improving, while Michigan has barely budged.
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'The smartest kids': About this series
As Michigan students muddle along in academic mediocrity, their peers across much of the nation are zooming past. What are other states doing that Michigan is not? Bridge visited four to find out.
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Big Ten ACT scores soar
The ACT doesn’t tell everything about a student, or the school they attend, but incoming Big Ten freshmen need higher scores than ever to crack the conference.
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Western Michigan
Michigan’s public universities show nominal gains in student scores ACT scores of incoming freshmen at Michigan’s 15 public universities changed little since 2001, except at two places: The University of Michigan, where admissions became even more selective, and at Ferris State, where the scores of freshmen in the 75th percentile of last year’s incoming class […]