Michigan Senate OKs Medicaid tax plan, flurry of other bills – WTOL.com

By DAVID EGGERTAssociated Press
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan Senate set the stage for a showdown with Gov. Rick Snyder over a proposed overhaul of Medicaid financing and approved a slew of other bills Thursday, the final day of voting before the postelection “lame duck” period.Some legislation, including tax-related bills and a measure targeting laser pointers at Detroit’s airport, was sent to the Republican governor. Many other bills – including some related to Flint’s water crisis – will next be considered in the House, which will not return to session until Nov. 9 because most members are running for re-election.
Legislation not enacted this year will die and have to be reintroduced in the next two-year session that begins in January.
Another step came Thursday in the state’s long-running dispute with the U.S. government over taxes that help pay for Medicaid, the joint federal-state program that provides health …
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