FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU MAKE $50,000 A YEAR, THAT’S 100 BUCKS AT 100,000. THAT’S 200 YOUR SAVINGS
INCREASE, THE MORE YOU MAKE IF
THE DEMOCRATIC LED LEGISLATURE
APPROVES THE GOVERNOR’S $180
CHECK PLAN, THE INCOME TAX
REDUCTION WILL LIKELY NOT BE
TRIGGERED. SO IT’S REALLY ONE OR
THE OTHER. THAT WAS LAW WAS PUT
INTO PLACE SO THAT WHEN OUR
GOVERNMENT GOT TOO MUCH MONEY IN
AUTOMATIC TRIGGER WOULD HAPPEN
AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING
AT. RIGHT NOW. WE’RE IN A
POSITION THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
GIVE REAL. FINANCIAL RELIEF LONG
TERM. INTERESTINGLY THERE’S BEEN
A SHIFT IN TONE WHEN IT COMES TO
RETIREES. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS
TO REPEAL THE 4.25% TAX ON AND
THIS IS IMPORTANT PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE PENSIONS ONLY NOW AFTER
CRITICISM IT APPEARS OTHER
PENSIONS WILL BE INCLUDED AS
WELL, BUT UNCLEAR ON WHAT THE
FINAL REDUCTION IN TAX WILL LOOK
LIKE. FOR RETIREES LIVING ON
SAVINGS AND FOUR OH ONE K S.
THIS WILL DO NOTHING FOR YOU.
THE OTHER PART OF THIS DEAL
BOOST THE EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT FROM ITS CURRENT 6% OF
THE FEDERAL CREDIT TO 30% WHICH
HELPS LOW TO MODERATE EARNERS.
WHEN WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE
METHODS OF PUTTING MONEY BACK IN
PEOPLE’S POCKETS, WE CAN
GUARANTEE IT GETS THERE. WE CAN
MOVE FAST, AND IT’S A HECK OF A
LOT MORE MEANINGFUL PROVOKES.
BACK HERE LIVE. SO HERE’S WHERE
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET VERY
INTERESTING. AND LANSING. THE
GOVERNOR’S PARTY CONTROLS BOTH
CHAMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. IT
IS CLEAR THAT THEY HAVE THE
VOTES IN BOTH OF THOSE CHAMBERS
TO PASS ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS
. HOWEVER THOSE MARGINS IN BOTH
OF THOSE CHAMBERS ARE SO THIN.
THAT TO GET THIS TO GO INTO WHAT
IS CALLED IMMEDIATE EFFECT,
THEY’RE GOING TO NEED REPUBLICAN
VOTES. I DON’T THINK THOSE VOTES
ARE THERE YET. SO WE’RE ABOUT TO
SEE HOW THIS NEW SHIFT OF POWER
AND BALANCE AND CREATES WHAT
SORT OF PUBLIC POLICY GOING TO
BE FASCINATING TO WATCH. LIVE
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD LOCAL 4 SURE IS NICELY
DONE, PROFESSOR. YEAH THANKS,
MARA. ALRIGHT NOT A NEW
INFORMATION ON A STORY WE FIRST
TOLD YOU ABOUT LAST NIGHT. A
RELATIVE IS IN CUSTODY AFTER A
BOY DIES IN A HOUSE FIRE IN
DETROIT. THAT FIRE HAPPENED
SUNDAY AT A HOME ON LINDSAY
STREET NEAR THE SOUTHFIELD
FREEWAY. POLICE ARE SAYING THIS
SIX YEAR OLD BOY WAS HOME ALONE.
WE HAVE NO DETAILS ON WHO IS IN
CUSTODY YET THE CAUSE OF THAT
FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION
. COUNTY A MURDER SUICIDE IS
UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SHELBY
TOWNSHIP AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE
FOUND DEAD INSIDE A HOME. IT
ACTUALLY HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT
ON MESA DRIVE NEAR 26, MILE AND
MOUND, POLICE SAY A 26 YEAR OLD
MAN AND A 25 YEAR OLD WOMAN WERE
FOUND DEAD AROUND 6 30 FRIDAY
EVENING. POLICE ARE NOT YET
COMMENTING ON HOW THEY DIED, BUT
NEIGHBORS ARE SHOCKED AND
WORRIED. SOMETHING LIKE THAT
COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. I GUESS.
EVEN IF YOU FEEL SAFE AT HOME,
YOU MIGHT NOT BE SO, UM, THAT’S
JUST TERRIBLE. SCARY IT’S VERY
SCARY. I HAVE AN ALARM, THOUGH,
SO POLICE ARE SAYING THERE IS NO
THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HAPPENING
TOMORROW. SENTENCING IS SET FOR
THE MAN ARRESTED IN A DEADLY HIT
AND RUN AND VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP,
KENNETH BARRETT TOOK A PLEA DEAL
LAST MONTH AND PLEADED GUILTY.
IN THE DEATH OF 26 YEAR OLD
NATALIA HARDY. IT HAPPENED LAST
JULY. YOU’RE THE I 94 SERVICE
DRIVE AND BECK ROAD. SHE WAS
HIDDEN AN AREA WHERE THERE’S NO
SIDEWALKS OR STREETLIGHTS.
INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO
DETERMINE THE MAKE OF THE CAR
THAT HIT HARDY AND ARRESTED THE
61 YEAR OLD DRIVER DURING A
TRAFFIC STOP NEARLY EIGHT HOURS
AFTER THAT CRASH, BARRETT FACES
UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON. ALSO
TOMORROW AT DETROIT MAN FACES A
JUDGE AND CONNECTION TO AN
ASSAULT THAT LED TO DETROIT
POLICE OFFICER SHOOTING HIM 32
YEAR OLD BILLY HILL FACES
SEVERAL ASSAULT AND WEAPONS
CHARGES. POLICE SAY HILL WALKED
INTO THE CITGO ON EIGHT MILE
ROAD AND BERG AND LOCKED THE
DOOR. AT ONE POINT, HE POINTED
THE GUN AT CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE AND
THEN IT POLICE. THAT’S WHEN THE
OFFICER OPENED FIRE. WE WILL, OF
COURSE, KEEP YOU POSTED. THE
DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE
AFTER A POWERFUL 7.8 EARTHQUAKE
ROCKED TURKEY AND NEIGHBORING
SYRIA MORE THAN 4700. PEOPLE
ESTIMATED DEAD SO FAR, THOUSANDS
MORE HURT THE FOCUS RIGHT NOW ON
THE RESCUERS WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK, TRYING TO FIND SURVIVORS
IN THE RUBBLE. IN TURKEY. THE
HEARTBREAKING DEATH TOLL KEEPS
RISING. THE FEAR NOW MORE
AFTERSHOCKS THIS ONE CAPTURED
TODAY ON LIVE TELEVISION
REPORTER STARTS TO RUN. YOU CAN
HEAR A BUILDING CRASHING DOWN
BEHIND THEM. LATER FINDING A
FAMILY THAT SOMEHOW MADE IT OUT
ALIVE. CHILDREN QUAKE HITTING 12
HOURS AFTER THE FIRST EARTHQUAKE
OVERNIGHT, A MAGNITUDE 7.8
CAPTURED ON SECURITY CAMERAS,
BRINGING DOWN BUILDINGS IN AN
INSTANT. HEAR RESCUERS ARE
COMBING THROUGH THE RUBBLE WHEN
ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSES
NEARBY. RESCUERS ARE RACING TO
FIND SURVIVORS STILL TRAPPED THE
QUAKE HIT ALONG THE TURKEY SYRIA
BORDER IN SYRIA. VOLUNTEER
RESCUE WORKERS FROM THE WHITE
HELMETS MORE USED TO RESCUING
CIVILIANS FROM BOMBINGS. MANY OF
THESE VICTIMS REFUGEES WHO WOULD
ALREADY LOST THEIR HOMES IN WAR
LIKE 18 MONTH OLD REGARD,
RESCUERS SAVED HER LIFE. BUT A
PREGNANT MOTHER, BROTHER AND
SISTER WERE KILLED. ONE SURVIVOR
IN NORTHWEST SYRIA DESCRIBED
EMERGENCY CREWS, DESPERATION
PEOPLE WORKING IN THEIR BEHALF.
HANDS FOR THIS REGION AFFLICTED
BY WAR AND AN EARTHQUAKE HELP
CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH. THE U.
S. IS SENDING TEAMS TO TURKEY TO
TRY TO HELP WITH THE RESCUE
EFFORTS HERE ON THE EVE OF THE
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS REPORTEDLY
MAKING LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO
HIS SPEECH. SPECIFICALLY
REGARDING CHINA, SOURCES TELL
NBC NEWS PARTS OF BIDEN’S
ADDRESS OR UNDERGOING EDITS TO
REFLECT THE SUSPECTED CHINESE
SPY BALLOON BEING SHOT DOWN
AFTER TRAVERSING THE UNITED
STATES. SOURCES ALSO SAY THE
SPEECH WILL NOT INCLUDE NEW
POLICY PRONOUNCEMENTS IN THE
WAKE OF THE SPY BALLOON INCIDENT
. PRESIDENT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
TELL ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND
LAY OUT HIS PITCH FOR A SECOND
TERM, EVEN THOUGH IT’S YET TO
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED A 2024 RUN
. STATE HOUSE SPEAKER JOE TATE
WILL BE AMONG THE MICHIGAN
GUESTS AT THE PRESIDENT’S STATE
OF THE UNION, AND YOU CAN WATCH
IT AT NINE P.M. RIGHT HERE ON
LOCAL 4. $747 MILLION IS UP FOR
GRABS AND TONIGHT’S POWERBALL
JACKPOT SO TIME NOW TO CHECK
TONIGHT’S WINNING NUMBERS, AND
THEY ARE 5 11 22 23 69. THE
POWERBALL IS SEVEN WITH
MULTIPLIER OF TWO BIG JACKPOT.