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Earned Income Tax Credit

New Report: Michigan Economy Is Moving “Significantly Backward” By Hiking Taxes on the Poor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 16, 2011 0

by P.D. Lesko The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and…

52nd District Republican Representative Mark Ouimet Targeted For Recall

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 4, 2011 9

Let me just say for the record that I like 52nd District Michigan State House Republican Mark Ouimet. He's a personable, warm and friendly man. Washtenaw County Democrats, led by Stu Dowty, then Chair, tried to derail Ouimet's march to the…

The Politics of The Plan: The Michigan Republican Wish List Starts With Stabenow’s Senate Seat

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 14, 2011 15

On March 14, 2011 the Michigan 15th District Republican Party held a fundraiser in the heart of Ann Arbor, at Weber's. The sold-out event, attended by some 385 people, was organized by 15th District Republican Party Chair Margy Van Houten,…