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Michigan Legislature Quits Working as Michiganders Struggle with Higher Costs and Rising Inflation

December 7, 2023 Government

For the first time since 1978, the Michigan Legislature decided to stop working before Thanksgiving and took the rest of the year off. The legislature’s…

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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…

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West Michigan Policy Forum Urges Veto on Democrat Energy Plan

November 9, 2023 EconomyGovernment

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…

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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…

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Michigan Doesn’t Need a Maze of Job-Killing Mandates

September 26, 2023 EconomyGovernment

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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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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Will Michigan’s Mandatory Paid Leave Actually Work?

September 21, 2023 EconomyGovernment

Michigan has a bad track record of government-run programs. That’s worth remembering now that Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Legislature are trying to pass a…

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West Michigan Policy Forum Calls for Action to Grow Michigan’s Population

September 21, 2023 EconomyGovernment

September 18, 2023 TO: Michigan Population Commission Co-chairs John Rakolta and Shirley Stancato Individuals and families seek what is best in order to flourish. There are…

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Main Street Can’t Afford Mandatory Paid Leave

September 20, 2023 EconomyGovernmentLabor

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…

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Livengood: Michigan doesn’t have enough babies. Would paid leave help?

September 12, 2023 Government

“We all believe supporting working families is important, and our members provide paid leave benefits for their employees. But a government-mandated bureaucracy is not the…

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Michiganders need more housing options for a thriving economy

July 14, 2022 LaborTalent

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…

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Legislative Chat Series: Michigan Representative Thomas Albert

June 28, 2022 Labor

The West Michigan Policy Forum recently kicked off bi-monthly legislative chats to provide an intimate opportunity to have our members listen to, glean from, and…

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A simple humanitarian solution to our nationwide labor shortage

June 21, 2022 Labor

Michigan and the rest of our nation have been facing a grave labor drought that’s impairing our economy and causing many businesses, large and small,…

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