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West Michigan Policy Forum Highlights Urgent Need for Economic Reform and Business-Friendly Policies During Biennial Conference

October 1, 2024 EducationGovernment
The West Michigan Policy Forum (WMPF) recently wrapped up its highly anticipated biennial conference in Grand Rapids, where nearly 300 business leaders, policymakers, and community…
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WMPF Conference Participants Can Help Affect Positive Change in Lansing

September 11, 2024
As the West Michigan Policy Forum gears up for its biennial conference on Sept. 12, 2024, west Michigan small-business leaders are talking about how events…

Policymakers Must Work Harder to Improve Well-Being of Michigan Kids

August 29, 2024 Education
The 2024 Kids Count Data Book, recently released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Michigan League for Public Policy, paints a concerning picture of…

Michigan’s Public Policies Continue to Hurt Job Providers and our Struggling Economy

July 15, 2024 EconomyTalent
The West Michigan Policy Forum was one of the first to report on the troubling trend of national companies that have decided to eliminate or…

Lansing’s Elected Leaders Send Misguided State Budget to Governor for Her Signature

July 1, 2024 Government
It’s been said that democracy dies in darkness. In related news, our state Legislature formally approved an irresponsible state budget in the dark of night…
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Governor Whitmer Continues to Block Real Tax Relief for All Workers

January 12, 2024 Government
Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced with great fanfare that 700,000 Michigan households were getting a new tax break. It was good news because any reduction…
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Governor Whitmer and Michigan’s Legislature Should Consider These Important New Year’s Resolutions

January 3, 2024 Government
People enjoy making New Year’s resolutions. And the media loves to write about them. We’ve determined eight much-needed 2024 resolutions from actual recent news articles…
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Population Council’s Recommendations Fail to Provide Solutions to Grow Michigan Jobs and Population

December 14, 2023 Government
GRAND RAPIDS – (Dec. 14, 2023) –The West Michigan Policy Forum today expressed disappointment that the state’s Growing Michigan Together Council is not calling out…
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Top Ten Reasons Why Michigan Legislators Failed to Make Michigan a Growing State

December 14, 2023 Government
Since the Michigan Legislature has quit work early and will be out for the rest of the year, now is a good time to assess…
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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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10 Reasons Why Right-to-work is Right for Michigan

February 2, 2023 GovernmentLabor
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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Preserving Michigan’s Right-to-work

January 25, 2023 GovernmentLabor
You may have seen our recent op-ed in The Detroit News on the benefits of right-to-work. And you may have heard our conversation with Michael…
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A Tale of Two Economies: Possibilities of Michigan’s Right-to-work

December 15, 2022 GovernmentLabor
As Michigan’s Right-to-work (RTW) law celebrates 10 years as a statute, it also faces the possibility of repeal from the incoming Democratic majority. In this…
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Small Business in Michigan Continues to Take Punches with Judicial Overturn of Changes Made to Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage

December 14, 2022 GovernmentLabor
In 2018, at the urging of the National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan (NFIB) and the business community, the Michigan legislature adopted the minimum…
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Protecting Right-to-work Laws: The Window of Freedom for Michigan Workers

December 9, 2022 GovernmentLabor
10 years ago we came together to protect the interest of all Michigan workers, unions, and our state’s economy by advocating to make Michigan a…

Second-chance Hiring Can Benefit Your Business

October 14, 2022 LaborTalent
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…
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