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Governor Whitmer Highlights Priorities in State of the State Address

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February 1, 2024
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On Wednesday, January 24, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2024 State of the State address in front of a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. She laid out her plans to lower costs, improve education, and ensure anyone can “make it” in Michigan.

“We put together a heck of a record in 2023 and we are starting 2024 ready to rock,” said Governor Whitmer. “This year let’s keep our foot on the accelerator by continuing to focus on the issues that make a real difference in people’s lives.”

Let’s build more housing to expand supply and lower costs, and save family caregivers thousands on their taxes. To improve education, let’s deliver a budget that expands free pre-K for all and makes community college tuition-free for every high school graduate. Finally, let’s keep bringing supply chains and jobs back home to Michigan by shoring up our economic development toolkit so anyone can ‘make it’ in Michigan. Together, we can build a brighter future and help every Michigander have a classic Michigan story.”

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Housing

The State of Michigan will make the largest investment to build housing in Michigan history, nearly $1.4 billion to build or rehabilitate nearly 10,000 homes. That is 10 times what the state invested to build housing 10 years ago. Building more of every kind of housing—single family homes, apartments, and mixed-use buildings—will expand supply and lower costs. Getting this done will also support thousands of good-paying jobs in the skilled trades—from pipefitters and carpenters to bricklayers and roofers.

Caregiver Tax Credit

Michiganders with caregiving responsibilities juggle their own lives and careers while spending thousands of dollars out-of-pocket on related expenses. Governor Whitmer proposed the new Caring for MI Family Tax Credit to save thousands of Michigan families up to $5,000 off their taxes. The proposal covers caregiving expenses including counseling, transportation, and nursing or respite services.

Pre-K for All

The governor wants to provide access to free pre-K for every single 4-year-old Michigander in the next budget. Free pre-K saves families an average of $10,000 a year and helps students build a solid academic foundation for long-term success, improving literacy rates and closing achievement gaps. Data shows that children who attend pre-K have better academic outcomes, higher graduation rates, and go on to earn more money when they start working. Investments in pre-K will also attract employers seeking to expand or relocate to Michigan by giving parents more safe, affordable options for their kids when they go to work.

Community College for All

The governor proposed we work together to make the first 2 years of community college tuition-free for every high school graduate. This will save students an average of $4,000 as they earn an associates degree or skills certificate at a community college, helping them land a better-paying, high-skill job in a career field they love. Getting this done will also help Michigan achieve its Sixty by 30 goal, to have 60% of working-age adults earn a postsecondary education by 2030. Michigan’s growing economy must be driven by a growing base of skilled talent. As more supply chains come home and advanced manufacturing businesses expand in Michigan, they will need qualified talent to meet their needs. Every student deserves a chance to pursue their passion so they can build a good life in Michigan.

Rebuilding Michigan

Infrastructure is critical to growing Michigan’s population and economy. Governor Whitmer called on the Michigan Department of Transportation to authorize the final $700 million of the Rebuilding Michigan Plan. The five-year, $3.5 billion plan has focused on fixing Michigan’s most economically critical roads while supporting over 45,000 jobs without raising taxes by a dime. The final round of bonding projects includes 94 right along the Detroit Airport, 696 from Southfield through Warren, and a bridge in Erie Township.

Make it in Michigan

Companies are bringing supply chains back home to America—and especially to Michigan—in a big way. Michigan is showing the world that we make a lot more than just cars. In the decades ahead, we will dominate batteries, chips, and clean energy. To keep winning this race for the future, Michigan needs to upgrade its bipartisan economic development toolkit:

  • R&D Tax Credit: unleash innovation while lowering costs for businesses.
  • HIRE Michigan: lower overall payroll taxes for these firms. The value behind it is simple: the more you hire in Michigan, the more you should save in Michigan.
  • Renaissance Zones: spur investment in areas of the state that are too often left out or left behind by lowering the cost of doing business in them.
  • Innovation Fund: invest in early-stage start-ups, help launch hundreds of new Michigan-based companies, creating thousands of jobs.

Key Issues Missing from Gov Whitmer’s 2024 Agenda

La Gobernadora Whitmer destaca las prioridades en su discurso del Estado del Estado de Míchigan

El miércoles 24 de enero, la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer pronunció su discurso sobre el estado del estado 2024 frente a una sesión conjunta de la Legislatura de Michigan. Expuso sus planes para reducir costos, mejorar la educación y garantizar que cualquiera pueda “triunfar” en Michigan.

“Hemos logrado un gran récord este 2023 y estamos comenzando el 2024 listos para rockear”, dijo la gobernadora Whitmer. “Este año mantengamos el pie en el acelerador y sigamos centrándonos en las cuestiones que marcan una diferencia real en la vida de las personas”.

Construyendo más viviendas para ampliar la oferta y reducir los costos, les ahorramos miles de dólares a las familias en impuestos. En el campo educativo, entreguemos un presupuesto que brinde preescolar gratuito y haga que la matrícula de las universidades comunitarias sea gratuita para todos los graduados de la escuela secundaria. Finalmente, sigamos trayendo cadenas de suministro y empleos, reforzando nuestro conjunto de herramientas de desarrollo económico para que cualquiera pueda triunfar. Juntos, podemos construir un futuro mejor y ayudar a todos los habitantes a tener su cuento de hadas en Michigan”.

Alojamiento

El Estado realizará la mayor inversión en la historia de Michigan para la construcción de viviendas, casi $1.4 mil millones para construir o rehabilitar casi 10,000 residencias. Eso es 10 veces lo que el Estado invirtió hace 10 años. La construcción de más viviendas de todo tipo (unifamiliares, apartamentos y edificios de uso mixto) ampliará la oferta y reducirá los costos. Hacer esto también respaldará miles de empleos bien remunerados en oficios calificados, desde instaladores de tuberías y carpinteros hasta albañiles y techadores.

Crédito fiscal para cuidadores

Los habitantes de Michigan con responsabilidades de cuidado hacen malabarismos con sus propias vidas y carreras mientras gastan miles de dólares de su bolsillo en gastos relacionados. La gobernadora Whitmer propuso el nuevo crédito fiscal familiar Caring for MI para ahorrarles a miles de familias de Michigan hasta $5,000 de sus impuestos. La propuesta cubre los gastos de cuidado, incluidos asesoramiento, transporte y servicios de enfermería o relevo.

Preescolar para todos

La gobernadora quiere brindarle acceso a prekínder gratuito a todos los niños de Michigan de 4 años, en el próximo presupuesto. El prekínder gratuito les ahorrará a las familias un promedio de $10,000 al año y les ayuda a los niños a construir una base académica sólida para el éxito a largo plazo, mejorando las tasas de alfabetización y cerrando las brechas de rendimiento. Los datos muestran que los niños que asisten al preescolar tienen mejores resultados académicos, tasas de graduación más altas y ganan más dinero cuando empiezan a trabajar. Las inversiones en prekínder también atraerán a empleadores que busquen expandirse o reubicarse en Michigan, brindando a los padres opciones más seguras y asequibles para sus hijos cuando vayan al trabajo.

Universidad comunitaria para todos

La gobernadora propuso que trabajemos juntos para que los primeros dos años de la universidad comunitaria sean gratuitos para todos los graduados de la escuela secundaria. Esto les ahorrará a los estudiantes un promedio de $4,000 a medida que obtengan un título asociado o un certificado de habilidades en una universidad comunitaria, lo que les ayudará a conseguir un trabajo mejor remunerado y altamente calificado en el campo profesional que aman. Lograr esto también ayudará a Michigan a lograr su objetivo Sesenta en 30, es decir, que el 60% de los adultos en edad laboral obtengan una educación postsecundaria para 2030. La creciente economía de Michigan debe ser impulsada por una base cada vez mayor de talento calificado. A medida que más cadenas de suministro regresen a casa y las empresas de fabricación avanzada se expandan en Michigan, necesitarán talento calificado para satisfacer sus necesidades. Cada estudiante merece la oportunidad de perseguir su pasión para poder construir una buena vida en Michigan.

Reconstrucción de Michigan

La infraestructura es fundamental para el crecimiento de la población y la economía. La Gobernadora Whitmer le pidió al Departamento de Transporte de Michigan que autorizara los $700 millones finales del Plan de Reconstrucción de Michigan. El plan quinquenal de 3.500 millones de dólares se ha centrado en reparar las carreteras económicamente más críticas de Michigan y, al mismo tiempo, respaldar más de 45.000 puestos de trabajo sin aumentar los impuestos ni un centavo. La ronda final de proyectos de vinculación incluye 94 a lo largo del aeropuerto de Detroit, 696 desde Southfield hasta Warren y un puente en Erie Township.

Hágalo en Michigan

Las empresas están trayendo cadenas de suministro a Estados Unidos (y especialmente a Michigan) a lo grande. Michigan está mostrándole al mundo que se fabrica mucho más que automóviles. En las próximas décadas dominaremos las baterías, los chips y la energía limpia. Para seguir ganando esta carrera por el futuro, Michigan necesita mejorar su conjunto de herramientas bipartidistas de desarrollo económico:

  • Crédito fiscal para investigación y desarrollo: desencadenar la innovación y al mismo tiempo reducir los costos para las empresas.
  • CONTRATO en Michigan: impuestos generales sobre la nómina más bajos para estas empresas. El valor detrás de esto es simple: cuanta más gente contrate en Michigan, más ahorrará en Michigan.
  • Zonas de Renacimiento: estimular la inversión en áreas del estado que con frecuencia quedan fuera o quedan atrás, al reducir el costo de hacer negocios en ellas.
  • Fondo de Innovación: invertir en empresas emergentes en etapa inicial, ayudar a lanzar cientos de nuevas empresas con sede en Michigan y crear miles de empleos.

Traducción por Carmen Elena Luna.

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