Here’s this week’s LoL Friday Short for this April 19, 2024 There’s hope new legislation could be introduced in Lansing called The Working Parents Tax Credit. If passed, it could help around 250,000 Michigan kids in just one year. Supporters say this tax credit would incentivize work, and reward working families, and recent polling shows…
Tag: Lou Glazer
Episode 81: Don’t Believe the Hype on Corporate Subsidies w/ Bridge Magazine’s Paula Gardner
Here’s Episode 81 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! On this week’s episode, Pat talks about “Florida” Mike Rogers’ audacity to run for Michigan’s open Senate seat this Fall even though he hasn’t lived in this state for years (because he wanted to make lobbying cash), and he’s registered to vote in both Florida and Michigan!…
Episode 79: Michigan Future, Inc. CEO Lou Glazer on why it’s time for transformational change in Michigan
Here’s Episode 79 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! Michigan has tried 40 years of right-wing Republican rule, filled with failed economic and social theories. That’s led to an exodus of people leaving the state through the years for states with better jobs, improved infrastructure, effective investments in education, and accessible transit. Like most states in…
Michigan’s Economy Isn’t Great For Everyone
If you listen to this week’s LOL podcast, I speak with Lou Glazer, who is the co-founder and President of Michigan Future, Inc. We discussed a piece that he wrote for The Bridge Magazine, detailing how Michiganders are lagging behind the rest of the country in wages,per-capita income, higher education, and more. He blames it…