Two years ago, the Michigan Future, Inc. Board proposed that the state expand its Earned Income Tax Credit tenfold. Going from a six percent match of the federal credit to sixty. This was at a time, when despite unprecedented federal…
Significant tax credit would help working families make ends meet Michigan Future, Inc., a non-profit think tank focused on rising income for all Michigan households, today called for enactment of the Working Parents Tax Credit that would provide households receiving…
In today’s economy, the reality is talent attracts capital and quality of place attracts talent. Where young talent goes, high-growth, high-wage, knowledge-based enterprises follow, expand, and are created. Because talent is the asset that matters most to high-wage employers and…
Michigan Future Inc., a Michigan-focused non-partisan, non-profit think tank, today announced the hiring of former State Representative Donna Lasinski as Vice President. “It’s terrific to have the experience and expertise that former Rep. Donna Lasinski brings to the table in…
Michigan Future Inc., a Michigan-focused non-partisan, non-profit think tank, today announced the hiring of Patrick Cooney as Vice President. Cooney joins the Michigan Future Inc. team after having served as the assistant director of policy impact at Poverty Solutions, overseeing…
This blog is authored by Lucie Howell, Director of Learning and Engagement at The Henry Ford. We asked Lucie to author a post to help readers understand how different teaching and learning looks like when it is designed to prepare…
This blog is authored by Wayne State University President Dr. M. Roy Wilson. I’m happy to have this opportunity to write about student success for Michigan Future, Inc. The success of Wayne State University students is my personal passion and the highest…
If you read our blog you know that we frequently write about topics from our latest report "A Path to Good-paying Careers for all Michiganders: A 21st Century state policy agenda." Now you can search for the topics that interest…
What Michigan can learn from Minnesota Detroit News June 27, 2014 It’s an article of faith among many elected officials that low taxes and tight-fisted government spending are essential to healthy state economies.Minnesota has for decades adhered to a different…
Michigan Future’s latest report looks at Minnesota, the most prosperous state in the region with the lowest unemployment rate, and the public policies that have helped it achieve that status. Below we will release shareable graphics that demonstrate some of the staggering data…