LANSING – New polling released late last week from Lake Effect found that 68% of Michigan residents support taking legislative action to end the “dark stores” tax loophole, which allows big box stores to have their taxes assessed as if their property is a vacant “dark...
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Revenue-dependent tax rollback must be temporary to be fiscally responsible
LANSING–The following is a statement from Fund MI Future Executive Director MoReno Taylor II regarding the state income tax rollback decision issued by Michigan treasurer Rachael Eubanks this week: “The Whitmer administration made the right call: it would be fiscally...
Fund MI Future coalition calls on elected officials, members of the public to stand up to corporate greed
LANSING–-One week before DTE customers were subjected to a multi-day power outage last month, the utility company asked the state’s Public Service Commission to greenlight an 18 percent rate increase despite record profits the previous year. Last August,...
Dark Stores loophole pilfers tax dollars meant for vital community infrastructure and gives them to billion-dollar Big Box corporations
Revenue giveaway puts small businesses at a disadvantage while shorting public safety, youth programs, and libraries LANSING — Local officials in Houghton are sounding the alarm over the latest “dark stores” fiasco, telling MIRS News this week that their community is...
MI budget proposal a good start, but corporations and wealthy individuals must pay what they owe to create shared prosperity
LANSING– The following statement is in response to Governor Whitmer’s budget presentation today: “Hard-working Michigan families and seniors deserve these critical investments for schools, infrastructure, the environment, health, and housing outlined in the Governor’s...