economic justice

MUUSJN HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023

By MUUSJN on Sunday, December 31st, 2023

REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE Mobilized our statewide network to advocate to: RACIAL JUSTICE LGBTQ+ JUSTICE WATER/ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Michigan Legislature Votes to Expand Earned Income Tax Credit for Low & Moderate Income Families!

By MUUSJN on Sunday, January 29th, 2023

MUUSJN Submitted Testimony In Senate Supporting This Tax Cut Dear Friends: Today was a red letter day for low and moderate income Michigan families, The Michigan Senate and the Michigan House rapidly passed bills that would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. This is legislation that Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in her state of the state address on Wednesday, called the “Working Families Tax Credit”. The new bills would expand the amount of state match that Michigan would pay to supplement the federal income tax credit from 6% to 30%. Both the House and the Senate legislation would give the bills immediate effect and would expand the tax credit to low and moderate income working families from 6% up to 30% of the federal rate. An […]