The Michigan Poverty Task Force has released a new report with 35 policy recommendations. The task force was created to help lift Michigan residents out of poverty and build better lives. Forty-three percent of Michiganders live below the “basic cost of living” measure, which is $61,000 for a family of four.
The Task Force has broken the recommendations down into five categories: benefits; economics; criminal justice; health, safety, and housing; and education.
According to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, “I look forward to working across the aisle and with our many stakeholders to implement the recommendations that have the biggest impact across our state.” Whitmer has authorized a $1 million appropriation for research and planning of state programs in her budget proposal.
Kim Trent, LEO deputy director for prosperity and key staffer to the Poverty Task Force, remarked, “Creating conditions that give every Michigander access to economic opportunity and prosperity is one of the most sacred duties of state government.”
A link to the full report:
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-78421_97193—,00.html
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
