Fixing the roads doesn’t drive state prosperity
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,
June 16, 2025
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,
“Workers Strike” is becoming an increasingly common headline as the casino workers in Detroit join the UAW, health care workers and more across our state.
The Growing Michigan Together Council should look to Minnesota for the cold weather state population growth playbook. Conventional wisdom has had it for decades that Americans were
Minnesota is a high tax state. Has been for decades. Minnesota is the Great Lakes States best in economic well being and demographic outcomes. Has
For nearly two decades we have urged Michigan economic policy makers to use Minnesota as a model. Because Minnesota across the board has the Great
At Michigan Future, we believe that there are structural issues in our economy that will take bold and transformative action to remedy. It is time for Michigan to step up with a large expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
For the first time in a generation Michigan, its schools and local units of government have new revenue for public investments. An unprecedented amount of
In a terrific Washington Post op ed Neel Kashkari lays out Great Recession lessons that should guide us in dealing with our current pandemic-driven economic
Bob Emerson and John Walsh in a guest column for Bridge lay out a set of principles that should guide Michigan policymakers as they deal
As Michigan, almost certainly, faces its most serious economic challenge since the Great Depression, it is worth recalling how Michigan has dealt with previous economic
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