Whitmer proposes tax cuts, more mental health workers
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) gave her State of the State address Wednesday.[Michigan Governor's Office]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Flush with surplus state revenues, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for a series of targeted tax cuts while outlining her legislative agenda and touting accomplishments before she’s up for reelection.
Delivering her State of the State speech virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she called for exempting retirement income from taxation and fully restoring a credit for 730,000 low- and moderate-wage families who on average would get an extra $350 annually.
She proposed a $2,500 state credit for the purchase of an electric vehicle and charging equipment on the heels of General Motors’ announced $7 billion investment in Michigan.