WMPF’s ‘Michigan Economic Scorecard’ Continues to Hold Elected Officials Accountable to the People
November 16, 2023
EconomyEducationGovernment
Michigan is moving further away from being a top 10 state, as shown by the West Michigan Policy Forum’s “Michigan Economic Scorecard.” This continuously updated…
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The Growing Michigan Together Council Shows Its True Colors
November 10, 2023
EconomyEducationGovernmentTaxes
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Growing Michigan Together Council” has become the “Growing Michigan Taxes Council.” According to a media report, it plans to recommend tax hikes…
Bolger: “The political ‘climate change’ our state Capitol is experiencing right now is directly responsible for raising people’s taxes, decimating our state’s population, and putting…
The Great Lakes Growth Coalition: A United Front For a Stronger Michigan
October 23, 2023
EconomyGovernment
Michigan has a new powerhouse group advocating for workers, families, and job creators: The Great Lakes Growth Coalition. The coalition brings together a diversity of…
Families and job creators need simple, fair, and easy-to-understand rules and regulations. Yet the state Senate may soon open the door to a maze of…
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Government
WMPF’s ‘Michigan Economic Scorecard’ Continues to Hold Elected Officials Accountable to the People
November 16, 2023
EconomyEducationGovernment
Michigan is moving further away from being a top 10 state, as shown by the West Michigan Policy Forum’s “Michigan Economic Scorecard.” This continuously updated…
The Growing Michigan Together Council Shows Its True Colors
November 10, 2023
EconomyEducationGovernmentTaxes
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Growing Michigan Together Council” has become the “Growing Michigan Taxes Council.” According to a media report, it plans to recommend tax hikes…
Bolger: “The political ‘climate change’ our state Capitol is experiencing right now is directly responsible for raising people’s taxes, decimating our state’s population, and putting…
The Great Lakes Growth Coalition: A United Front For a Stronger Michigan
October 23, 2023
EconomyGovernment
Michigan has a new powerhouse group advocating for workers, families, and job creators: The Great Lakes Growth Coalition. The coalition brings together a diversity of…
Families and job creators need simple, fair, and easy-to-understand rules and regulations. Yet the state Senate may soon open the door to a maze of…
WMPF Chair: Mandatory Paid Leave Would Be a Disaster for Michigan
September 25, 2023
EconomyGovernment
Mandatory paid leave ultimately hurts everyone by making it more difficult for companies to make on-time deliveries of needed products and services. That’s the message…
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Transportation
‘D’ Grade For Michigan Roads Will Hurt Our Chances to Grow Jobs and Our Economy
June 7, 2023
Transportation
Although our elected leaders in Lansing eliminated the state’s A-F grading system for Michigan public schools, they thankfully cannot escape accountability from the American Society…
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Talent
Loud Population Trends in Michigan and Across the Country: Coincidence, Correlation, or Causation?
March 1, 2023
GovernmentTalent
Nearly 50,000 people have fled Michigan over the last three years, moving to states like Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Arizona.…
As the legislative session winds down, investors and leaders of the West Michigan Policy Forum heard from Michigan Representative Matt Hall of Comstock Township about…
Caught between record-low unemployment and record-high inflation, it’s no secret that entrepreneurs are facing unprecedented challenges. It’s rare to enter a retail store or restaurant…
Beyond Fiscal Year 2023: Michigan has $7 Billion and We Need to Ensure it Gets in the Right Hands
September 7, 2022
GovernmentTalent
There’s $7 billion that remains available on Michigan’s balance sheet, half of which is leftover one-time federal stimulus dollars. Michigan’s fiscal year 2023 budget signed…
Do you know what one of the key elements to a thriving economy is? It’s often overlooked and underestimated, but it’s the foundation for a…
Michigan’s success in recent years can be traced back to important improvements in the way business and residents live, work and play in our state.…
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Labor
For small businesses, few things matter more than a level playing field and a strong workforce. The West Michigan Policy Forum agrees with Gov. Gretchen…
Right-to-work Taught Us To Stand Up For What We Believe In and Make Our Voices Heard
June 14, 2023
EconomyGovernmentLabor
Michigan’s former Right-to-work law has always been about jobs. And at Southwest Michigan First, we believe the greatest force for change is a job. With…
Broken Promise on Right-to-work Further Erodes People’s Trust in Our Government
March 27, 2023
GovernmentLabor
With confidence in our politicians near an all-time low in the United States, it is essential for all elected officials, both Republican and Democrat, to…
How Right-to-work Helped Tennessee Become a Pro-business State, and How Michigan Can Follow Suit
February 22, 2023
GovernmentLabor
Last November, Tennessee joined eight other states in recognizing worker freedom as a fundamental right by constitutionalizing right-to-work - the law that protects workers from…
More than half of the United States agrees that workers should have the right to choose what’s best for them - with 28 states having…
In Michigan, we’ve had the opportunity to feel and see the prosperity and success being a right-to-work (RTW) state brings. And, we’re not alone in…
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Healthcare
Never before in US history have dollars flowed from Washington to the states the way they currently are. The price tag: $350 billion for eligible…
Protecting Lives and Livelihoods through #OpenMiSafely
November 14, 2021
GovernmentHealthcare
The West Michigan Policy Forum took communicating messaging and actions very seriously from the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal first and foremost…