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Two reporters joined to break down Governor Gretchen Whitmer's annual State of the State Address.
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A plan to quintuple Michigan’s earned income tax credit advanced out of a state Senate committee Tuesday.
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Democrats expect negotiations for key economic policy bills as new legislative committees take shapeThe first bill Democratic lawmakers introduced this legislative session would phase out taxes on retirement or pension benefits.
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When Michigan lawmakers adjourned this week, they left many priorities sitting on the table. That includes an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Expanding the credit is widely popular in concept but a deal to extend more help to the working poor has long been an elusive goal.
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Tax cuts will likely be at the top of the priority list for the Michigan Legislature when lawmakers return to Lansing from their summer break this week.
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The ALICE report focusing on the state’s children is based on micro-level U.S. Census data from 2019. It found that while only 17% of Michigan children lived below the official federal poverty level, another 27% live in working but economically precarious homes.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a coalition of local organizations are working to help residents file taxes.
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The governor called for repealing the state’s pension tax and increasing the earned income tax credit that helps low- and moderate-income workers. Meanwhile, republicans countered with a call for reducing income taxes for all individuals and corporations.
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In her fourth State of the State speech, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer focused on policy goals with some bipartisan support. But how much comradery will Democrats and Republicans be able to find in an election year?