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It will take all of us to enact the changes we need to move Michigan forward. Read the latest press releases and announcements from our movement to raise revenue. Reporters trying to reach Fund MI Future should email requests to Charlie Cavell.

Op-Ed: As Another Tax Season Draws to a Close, Housing Advocates Want a Fair Tax System

April is here, and with it goes the end of the tax season. This tax day, from Detroit to Grand Rapids, from Marquette to Monroe, most of us paid our share to help fund our public services.

Statement on Whitmer’s 2025-2026 Budget Priorities

LANSING, MI – Today, Governor Whitmer’s office presented the details of her 2025-2026 budget priorities to the House and Senate Appropriation committees. For too long, a handful of politicians have shortchanged our communities billions of dollars; they have rigged the...

Gov. Whitmer’s Sixth State of the State Address Lays Out Bold Vision for Michigan’s Future 

However, it will require billions of dollars in revenue to enact the Governor’s proposals LANSING – Fund MI Future Executive Director MoReno Taylor II said his coalition found a lot to like in Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State address this week – free preschool for...

Growing MI Together Council’s Recommendations to Create Growth and Prosperity Highlight the Need for More Revenue  

We must face facts: three decades of cuts to public programs, services haven’t inspired growth or excellence LANSING – The Growing Michigan Together Council has released its recommendations for future growth and prosperity, and one thing is clear: to accomplish the...

Michigan Must Face Facts: To Create Thriving Communities, Lawmakers Should Prioritize Revenue Reform

Reversing population loss without more investment in schools, infrastructure, clean water, and other public goods will be nearly impossible LANSING – Back in 1978, the efforts of a small group of men, including longtime political consultant Patrick Anderson,...

Mi Residents Shouldn’t Be On the Hook to Clean Up Corporate Pollution With Their Tax Dollars

Fund MI Future coalition calls for immediate passage of new polluter pay legislation LANSING – Who should pay to clean up toxic messes when businesses pollute Michigan’s environment?  That’s the question being addressed by bills introduced in the Michigan...

Senate Democrats’ SOAR Reform Legislation a Step in the Right Direction

LANSING – The following is Fund MI Future Executive Director MoReno Taylor II’s response to the SOAR reform bill package, which was the subject of testimony in a Michigan Senate committee hearing today: Democratic State Senators introduced a package of bills last week...

Growing MI Together Council’s Bold PK-12 Recommendations Will Be Impossible to Implement Without a Significant Funding Increase

LANSING – Last week, members of the Growing Michigan Together Council, which Gov. Whitmer has tasked with brainstorming policy solutions to boost the state's stagnant population, presented initial recommendations from its work groups. But if any of these ideas to...

Chamber groups align with manufacturing lobby to oppose economic policies that help working families

To achieve true growth, Michiganders need more stability and thriving communities LANSING – Advocates for a group of state Chambers of Commerce and lobbyists for manufacturers have announced the formation of an effort to thwart popular, much-needed reforms. Called...

Michiganders strongly support corporate accountability, higher taxes on the wealthy, and elimination of the dark stores loophole

Lake Effect poll finds state residents are hungry for bold, progressive policies LANSING – New polling released this week from Lake Effect found that 62% of respondents support ending the dark stores tax loophole, where big box retailers’ property taxes are assessed...

Statement on Whitmer’s 2025-2026 Budget Priorities

LANSING, MI – Today, Governor Whitmer’s office presented the details of her 2025-2026 budget priorities to the House and Senate Appropriation committees. For too long, a handful of politicians have shortchanged our communities billions of dollars; they have rigged the...

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