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Lawmakers tell CBS News Detroit that these bills are meant to improve upon the old film incentives.

TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County Road Commission will return to roadkill patrol after a state-granted exemption ends the standoff that left car-killed carcasses rotting on roadsides for months.

Introduced this week, the Multimedia Jobs Act would provide incentives for Michigan-produced multimedia projects in hopes of retaining Michigan talent and stimulating economic activity.

State lawmakers have reintroduced a statewide tax incentive program for the film and multimedia industry to help lure production back to Michigan, hoping to overcome opposition stemming from a previous program.

The new $82 billion state budget, the largest in Michigan's history, is broken down in the latest episode of "Detroit Today."

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To proponents of the new Freshwater Research & Innovation Center. A $15 million state allocation announced Thursday will cover most of the cost of the facility planned for the Discovery

The service wants to push funds from the Global Hawk program into a "penetrating ISR capability."

Michigan lawmakers approved an $82 billion budget centering on education, infrastructure and the environment in what was the first opportunity in decades that Democrats have had to craft a budget

TRAVERSE CITY — A $15 million state allocation, announced Thursday as part of Michigan’s highest-ever $82-billion budget, will fund most of the cost of a new Freshwater Research & Innovation