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Michigan Parents Can Once Again Apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit

Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn President Biden has reopened websites where residents can apply for the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The websites originally closed in November of 2021 to encourage parents to apply for the CTC on their tax returns instead. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan expanded the CTC in 2021. The bill increased the amount that … Continued

Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

(AP) — Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states between now and 2026. It also will convert about 3,000 temporary workers to full-time status … Continued

Environmentalists praise Biden for reversing Trump-era ‘handout to corporate polluters’

Oliver Willis // American Independent The National Environmental Policy Act ‘plays a critical role in keeping our communities and our environment healthy and safe,’ said a spokesperson for the Sierra Club. Environmental groups praised the Biden administration’s announcement on Tuesday that it had finalized a federal rule that will restore key portions of the National … Continued

Young Michiganders are more educated than ever before

Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn // Tri-City Record Young people in Michigan are more likely to graduate from high school, get their GED, and graduate from college than ever before. In 2000, only 83 percent of people over the age of 25 had completed high school or their GED. 20 years later, that number has risen to … Continued