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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…
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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…

As State Elected Officials Head up for Mackinac Island Conference, They’re Still Fudging The Numbers When It Comes to Teacher Retirement System Raid Proposal

May 29, 2024 EducationGovernment
Michigan’s state elected officials still have important work to do on the state budget; work they should discuss this week at the annual Mackinac Policy…
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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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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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If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

August 31, 2022 GovernmentLabor
The hospitality industry is filled with incredible servers, who, for the most part, intentionally chose this business because of the perks of tipping. In an…
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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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Four Ways Michigan’s Legislature Can Improve Our Unemployment Rate

April 28, 2022 GovernmentLabor
Two years ago at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan’s unemployment rate hit a high not seen since the great depression - 22.7% of…
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Housing Affordability

December 12, 2021 GovernmentLabor
Michigan is facing a housing shortage - and the cost of homes has skyrocketed over the past year, leaving many unable to afford housing. This…
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