Finances

A new report from the state shows Michigan’s unemployment rate among women bounced back to pre-pandemic levels last year. But it’s not all good news.

A new website hosts newly-required financial reports for Michigan elected officials and candidates for office.

Supporters of an interest-rate cap say the current system can result in what are effectively triple-digit annual interest rates on payday loans.

A new lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Claims is trying to make this year’s surplus-driven income tax cut permanent. At issue is the reading of a 2015 law lowering taxes when state revenue outpaces inflation by a certain amount.

A projected billion-dollar development project in the UP got approval for financial incentives from the state Tuesday. So did an electric vehicle battery parts operation, water infrastructure, and a multi-use industrial site.

A state lawmaker has proposed changing Michigan’s high school graduation requirements to include instruction in financial literacy.