earned income tax credit

Advocates for low-income families, policy think tanks, church organizations and other community-based agencies met in Lansing today to discuss Governor…

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) says working Americans deserve a direct boost, and that’s why she plans to introduce a bill that would…

The city’s effort to get more eligible Detroit residents to file their earned income tax credit is paying off, city officials say.More than 18,000 more…

Tens of thousands of Detroit households who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit don’t claim it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the…

In an apparent attempt to pander to voters, the Michigan Legislature is rushing to pass an election year income tax cut. This is a little baffling,…

State of Opportunity's Jennifer Guerra spoke with Tiffany and Rodrico Blackman in 2011 when the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was under scrutiny from…

Policymakers debate how to spend surplus The debate continues in Lansing over how the state should spend almost half a billion dollars in unexpected…

A group that advocates for working poor families in Michigan says the state should use a recent tax windfall to restore low income tax credits. Last week,…

When Governor Snyder and Michigan legislature cut part of the Earned Income Tax, they argued that it was just a move that piggy-backed on the federal…

Storm dumps at least 6 inches on MichiganA wet snow storm dropped at least 6 inches of snow on part of Michigan. As the Associated Press reports,"The…