“Making dreams a reality is why we support the Fostering Futures Scholarship program.” — State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks Nearly 400 foster youth are eligible to receive college scholarships following the 10th annual Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Benefit Dinner organized by the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and the Michigan Department…

Managing student loans wisely may be the single smartest thing students can do to launch their financial future… As Michiganders prepare for the upcoming fall semester and start paying their college tuition bills, the Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid Team is asking students and their families to be…

The Treasury Star Award recognition program is a formal process that allows employees to nominate anyone in the department based on how the nominee aligns with the 3 foundational building blocks of Treasury’s Strategic Plan: Employee Engagement, Culture of Service, and Continuous Improvement. Working in Unclaimed Property for 18 years…

Tax professionals are prime targets of criminal syndicates that are both tech- and tax-savvy and well-funded. These scammers either trick or hack their way into tax professionals’ computer systems to access client data. …

The real best practices of hybrid collaboration… Offices successfully scrambled to maintain workflow and communication over the challenges presented by the global pandemic. Employees created solutions for remote collaboration, and managers learned to facilitate projects using technology. Productivity has been remotely maintained (or even improved) but we’ve all experienced an…

Not a cruise, or a car, or concert tickets — something physically BIGGER and far longer lasting. My prize has the potential to hit 100 feet in height and will someday take over my backyard and yes, I am talking about a TREE. Not just any tree. The MI State…

Michigan Department of Treasury’s Fiscally Ready Communities (FRC) training program is the national winner of the “Excellence in Community Development Programming Team Award”. The award will be presented in June at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals conference in Indianapolis. “This is an excellent recognition of the benefits…

More Than 85 Michiganders to Enroll in 2022 Spring Session LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) announced that a new cohort of more than 85 Michiganders will be a part of the Asset Management (AM) Champion Program’s spring session in 2022. The AM Champion Program’s mission is to…

Empowering your family’s future with financial literacy is free, and taking action today will influence your child’s lifetime… Financial Literacy includes planning ahead to meet the educational goals of your family. …