Whitmer Proposes Tax Credit for Caregivers, Free Community College, and Innovation Investments for Michigan
• Whitmer proposed a new "Caring for MI Family Tax Credit" to provide financial relief for unpaid caregivers of aging or sick relatives.
• Whitmer wants to create an "innovation fund" to invest in and attract start-up companies to Michigan.
• Whitmer aims to make community college free for all high school graduates by 2030 to increase the percentage of Michigan adults with a postsecondary credential.
• The article notes some policy proposals Whitmer has previously backed but did not mention in her recent address, including paid family/medical leave, government transparency measures, and shutting down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline.
• Whitmer is silent on the Line 5 issue as her appointees to the public service commission voted to approve a replacement tunnel that environmentalists oppose.