Why Intel’s chip plant is going to metro Columbus
Recently Intel announced they are going to invest an initial $20 billion in a new chip fabrication plant in metro Columbus Ohio. Initial because Intel’s
Michigan chambers of commerce support Earned Income Tax Credit expansion
A big expansion of Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit benefits both workers and business. Twelve Michigan chambers of commerce agree. They lay out their case
The pandemic is shattering the dreams of high school seniors
Since the onset of the pandemic, far too many Michigan high school seniors––particularly non-affluent seniors––have had their dreams shattered. By either not enrolling in college
Expanding Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit can combat benefit cliffs
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
Expand Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit now
Our analysis of the robust 2019 Michigan labor market makes clear that Michigan has a two-tier economy. Nearly six in ten Michigan payroll jobs pay
Michigan’s lack of jobs in high-wage occupations
Terrific op ed in Crain’s Detroit Business by Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MICHauto and Britany Affolter-Caine, executive director of Michigan’s University Research Corridor.
