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Film incentives would likely end in Michigan under Snyder

By Mark | September 19, 2010

With the change of Governor may come a change in policy with regard to Michigan’s generous financial incentives for the film industry. Following, by way of background, is a clip from the Wall Street Journal: …The set of the gritty cop show “Detroit 1-8-7” is one of more than 100 film and television productions that […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Clint Eastwood, Detroit 187, dumb things to do, Film, film incentives, Gran Torino, Just Delicious, Michigan film incentives, Michigan Film Office, Rick Snyder, Small Plates, tax incentives, tax rebates, Virg Bernero | 11 Comments

Michigan asks Washington for $830 million to establish Detroit-Chicago high-speed rail

By Mark | August 24, 2009

Remember how, a while ago, I told you that the feds had set aside over $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, and Michigan was joining with other states in the vicinity of Chicago to make a request? Well, today was the deadline, and it appears as though we’ve requested $830 million from Uncle Sam. At […]

Posted in Detroit, Global Warming, Rail, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 9/11, Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, budget cuts, Carmine Palumbo, Chicago, Detroit Free Press, high-speed rail, Jennifer Granholm, John Dingell, manufacturing, Mark Shauer, Milwaukee, SEMCOG, subsidies, train manufacturing, Wayne County, Ypsilanti train depot | 12 Comments

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