For Immediate Release Jan. 29, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossmanarossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 Michigan League for Public Policy also shares county EITC fact sheets, recommendations to expand and improve state credit LANSING—The Michigan League for Public Policy joined organizations across the state and country today in celebrating the 15th annual EITC Awareness Day, highlighting the new federal lookback […]
Month: January 2021
Attention EITC Recipients: You could be eligible for a higher Earned Income Tax Credit
What is the Earned Income Tax Credit? The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal credit available to families with low and moderate incomes. The credit helps workers pay for things like transportation costs or child care and other daily necessities, and because the credit is refundable (meaning you get cash back, not just […]
A CREC to Remembe
Friday, Jan.15 was one of my favorite budget holidays (let’s get real; every important budget-related date—revenue estimating conferences, budget announcement, start of the fiscal year—is a budget holiday for me, but CREC ranks up there near the top). State fiscal experts came together virtually to come to a consensus on economic conditions and state revenues, […]
League announces 2022 Budget Priorities
Michigan Budget Cycle | 5 Tips for Influencing the State Budget 2022 Budget Priorities Staying true to its vision that Michigan residents of all races, places and income levels should have the opportunity to thrive and find economic security, the League has identified the following budget priorities for 2022: Overview of 2022 Budget Recommendations Overarching […]
Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State highlights bipartisan progress over past year, need to keep working together to defeat COVID-19
For Immediate Release Jan. 27, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State highlights bipartisan progress over past year, need to keep working together to defeat COVID-19 The League supported Clean Slate, Michigan Reconnect, Futures for Frontliners, echoes call for permanent extension of 26 weeks of unemployment benefits and other worker […]
WLNS Channel 6 (Lansing): Reactions pour in after State of the State address
Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups have released reactions to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s third State of the State address. Below is a list of excerpts and quotes from some of the press releases. Read more on WLNS Channel 6. The post WLNS Channel 6 (Lansing): Reactions pour in after State of the State address appeared first […]
Gov. Whitmer continues attack on COVID-19, economic symptoms
This column originally appeared in The Alpena News on January 20, 2021 On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled her Michigan COVID Recovery Plan to help tackle the pandemic and its related impact on Michigan workers, businesses and our economy. This is the latest in a string of some long-awaited good news and hope […]
How state and federal action have helped curb COVID-19’s economic impact
This column originally appeared in Michigan Advance on January 19, 2021 While the deplorable attack on the U.S. Capitol has cast a long shadow over 2021, there is still a lot of hope on the horizon with regard to the other crisis facing our nation and of Michigan. Two iterations of the COVID-19 vaccine are […]
Governor outlines funding priorities to keep attacking COVID-19, economic symptom
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 19, 2021 Contact:Alex Rossmanarossman@mlpp.org517-775-9053 Proposal includes a permanent extension of 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, increased rental, food and worker assistance, vaccine funding LANSING—The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan COVID Recovery Plan announced today, which includes a number of both longstanding and COVID-related […]
Consensus estimates show state still needs to tackle broader revenue problem
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 15, 2021 Contact:Alex Rossmanarossman@mlpp.org517-775-9053 LANSING—The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on today’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference. It can be attributed to League President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs. “State revenues, like everything else in state government and our daily lives, have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic […]