Lansing has been a flurry of activity this past week. The repeal of the state's landmark Right to Work law, and reinstatement of prevailing wage, has kept lawmakers and the media quite busy. Following a few more procedural steps, the bills are expected to head to Governor Whitmer's desk.
In last month's Policy Sneak Peek, we provided an outline of Governor Whitmer's "Lowering MI Taxes" proposal. Part of that proposal was a $180 one-time check to all Michigan's tax filers. That would have spent down the dollars remaining in the FY '22 budget, thus avoiding the trigger for an income tax cut, from 4.25% to 4.05%.
To address a significant deficit in attainable (i.e. workforce or missing middle) housing across our community, the Midland Business Alliance (MBA), along with key community partners, is launching Housing Forward – a community collaborative to identify and solve for barriers to the rehabilitation and development of attainable housing. Midland County has a significant deficit of “missing middle”