Michigan Chronicle: Whitmer’s Final-Term State of the State Takes Notice of MI’s Tomorrow Today
During Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s fourth and final-term annual State of the State address (which she delivered the second time virtually) on Wednesday, January 26, she optimistically spoke about [...]
How boosting the EITC will help Michigan workers and families
A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. Today marks national EITC Awareness Day, highlighting one of the most effective tax credits for working families in the state and [...]
MLive: 44% of Michigan families live in a child care desert. State pilot program addresses accessible care
Four-year-old Fiona’s eyes lit up when her dad told her she could go to pre-k for five days a week. Her father, Jamie Halt, was teary eyed at her reaction. […]
Michigan Advance: Whitmer proposes cutting taxes, insulin costs in 4th State of the State address
Taxes, health care, including lowering insulin costs and increasing access to mental health resources, and growing Michigan’s electric vehicle industry were among the highlights Gov. Gretchen [...]
The ‘Gander: Inside Gov. Whitmer’s New Plan to Deliver an Extra $350 a Year to Working Michiganders
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called on Republican lawmakers to triple a tax credit for an estimated 730,000 working Michiganders and put an average of an extra $350 a year […]
Gov. Whitmer outlines fruits of bipartisan collaboration, tees up Michigan EITC as next potential win
For Immediate Release Jan. 26, 2022 Contact: Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 Gov. Whitmer outlines fruits of bipartisan collaboration, tees up Michigan EITC as next potential win [...]
ABC News 12: Child care providers work together to tackle child care needs in rural areas
A new report out by the Michigan League for Public Policy and Kids Count in Michigan is painting a not so great picture of child care in the state. That […]
Michigan Advance: Here’s what’s in the dueling tax cut plans from Whitmer and Republicans
A Michigan Senate committee is expected to vote on one tax cut proposal Wednesday afternoon, just hours before Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for separate tax cuts in her State of the State […]
Detroit Free Press: Whitmer, in State of the State, says Michigan has made great strides despite pandemic
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put forward her case for reelection in her fourth State of the State address Wednesday, saying the state has made great strides under her leadership, despite a […]