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 EBT use by homeless, elderly or disabled recipients to restaurants approved by federal Food and Nutrition Services. Until 2007, an average of three to six…
DetailsEffective 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 of Treasury is required by law to determine the prepaid sales tax rate every month. Be sure to check your supplier invoices and notify your…
DetailsBy 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 that set limits on package alcohol sales at gas stations as being permissible under state law. The regulations had been challenged by Maple BPA, which…
DetailsThe 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 Food Guide. There will be many changes to the list of WIC approved foods. A letter explaining all the changes will be sent to each…
DetailsJennifer 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 manufactured, packaged, and/or distributed by City Petroleum (dba City Star) of Dearborn and Star Petroleum of Detroit after finding the products did not comply with …
DetailsAfter 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 governor to sign such proclamation was Governor William Milliken. Click here to view Certificate of Proclamation In the proclamation the Governor stated “…the Independent Retailers…
DetailsOn 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 Illinois under the Bullseye brand after finding the products did not comply with the Michigan Weights and Measures Act, 1964 Public Act 283. The Stop-Use…
DetailsThe 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 WIC Food Guide which will be printed in booklet form. Below is a summary of the WIC Food Guide Changes and the Infant Food…
DetailsMichigan 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 of Insurance and Financial Services has just announced. The department issued the announcement a little more than a week after President Barack Obama issued an…
DetailsGRAND 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 Stores, Inc. will use the corporate name of SpartanNash Company, with the official name change to SpartanNash expected to become effective at the annual shareholders…
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