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Why Michigan Needs The Working Parents Tax Credit

Why Michigan needs the Working Parents Tax Credit

  • September 21, 2023
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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…

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Michigan Future, Inc. Calls For Working Parents Tax Credit

Michigan Future, Inc. calls for Working Parents Tax Credit

  • September 21, 2023
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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…

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Education And Opportunity In Today’s Labor Market

Education and opportunity in today’s labor market

  • August 9, 2023
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A statewide survey conducted by the Detroit Regional Chamber earlier this year reported some startling data about Michiganders’ views on the value of a four-year college degree. As reported in the survey, just 26.5% of Michigan voters said a college…

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What’s Missed In Mississippi’s Success Story

What’s missed in Mississippi’s success story

  • June 20, 2023
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New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof recently wrote an article celebrating the growth in reading scores among Mississippi 4th graders.  Of Mississippi, Kristof writes “It is lifting education outcomes and soaring in the national rankings. With an all-out effort…

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Donna Lasinski Joins Michigan Future Inc. As Vice President

Donna Lasinski joins Michigan Future Inc. as Vice President

  • June 15, 2023
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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…

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Attracting And Retaining Young Talent: The Economic Development Strategy That Really Matters

Attracting and retaining young talent: the economic development strategy that really matters

  • May 30, 2023
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In my last post, I looked at the connection between the educational attainment of the working-age population of a region or state, and the prosperity of that region or state. The short story is that at both geographic levels, the…

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The Connection Between Educational Attainment And Economic Development

The connection between educational attainment and economic development

  • May 22, 2023
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Most discussions about economic development in Michigan are pretty narrowly focused. How many jobs did we “create?” What companies did we “attract”, or retain? Manufacturing jobs receive the lion’s share of attention, and it’s generally understood that in order to…

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What Could An Ambitious State EITC Mean For Michigan Families?

What could an ambitious state EITC mean for Michigan families?

  • January 24, 2023
  • Patrick Cooney
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Every year, the US Census Bureau publishes estimates of the poverty rate in the U.S. There is the official poverty measure (OPM), which is what we use to determine eligibility for government assistance, and the supplemental poverty measure (SPM), which…

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Patrick Cooney Rejoins Michigan Future Inc. As Vice President

Patrick Cooney rejoins Michigan Future Inc. as Vice President

  • January 18, 2023
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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…

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Expanding Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit Can Combat Benefit Cliffs

Expanding Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit can combat benefit cliffs

  • February 17, 2022
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The appropriate size and scope of our social safety-net has long been a matter of disagreement between politicians, researchers, and advocates on the left and right. But one thing that seemingly everyone can agree on is that no matter how…

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