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Since the turn of the century, our state has experienced a precipitous decline in economic prosperity relative to the rest of the country. In 1999,
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		Since the turn of the century, our state has experienced a precipitous decline in economic prosperity relative to the rest of the country. In 1999,

 
		Blue collar manufacturing jobs––officially called production jobs––are no longer high paid. In 2024 Michigan had 445,000 production jobs out of 4.39 million payroll jobs. A

 
		The Working Parents Tax Credit (WPTC) is designed to substantially benefit both parents and employers. It is life-changing for parents and benefits employers by providing

 
		The Working Parents Tax Credit (WPTC) is designed to substantially benefit both parents and employers. It is life-changing for parents and provides at scale, strong

 
		If Michigan had the same share of middle-class jobs as Massachusetts, it would be the equivalent of adding nearly 800,000 middle-class jobs to the state

 
		Key takeaways Since the turn of the century, our state has experienced a precipitous decline in economic prosperity relative to the rest of the country.

 
		Michigan Future Inc., a Michigan-focused nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, today announced the addition of Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, president of Wayne State University, to its

 
		Over the past several weeks, I wrote a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to

 
		Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and

 
		Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and
 
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