Background:In the 1990s, Michigan began statewide implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) for food and cash assistance. At that time, the Department of Human Services adopted the option of extending…
Effective SEPTEMBER 1st, 2013 the new prepaid sales tax rate in Michigan for GASOLINE will be 19.9 cents per gallon and 21.5 cents per gallon for Diesel. The Michigan Department…
By Brian Smith | MLive Local governments can set limits on alcohol sales through zoning regulations, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed. The opinion upheld a Bloomfield Township zoning regulation…
The Michigan WIC Program will be updating the list of WIC approved foods in mid-October of this year. The new name for this food list will be The Michigan WIC…
Jennifer Holton, Agriculture and Rural Development On September 12, 2013, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Orders for motor oil and transmission fluid…
After years without an official State proclamation, Governor Rick Snyder has declared September 25 thru October 5, Independent Retailers Week. He signed the proclamation this month in Lansing. The last…
On October 7th, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Orders for motor oil manufactured, packaged, and/or distributed by Bullseye Automotive Lubricants, Inc. of…
The Michigan WIC Program previously notified retailers of upcoming changes to the list of WIC approved foods. Effective October 15, 2013, the new name for the list will be the…
Michigan residents who had their health insurance policies cancelled in anticipation of the start of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can have those policies reinstated, the Department…
GRAND RAPIDS, MI and MINNEAPOLIS, MN – November 19, 2013 – Spartan Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPTN) and Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFC) today announced the completion of their merger. Spartan…