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Dear Michigander,
Sunday, February 19, marked the first 50 days of my second term. On day one, I told you I would work with anyone to grow our economy, help Michiganders feel safe, improve our infrastructure, and lower costs to help families put food on the table. 50 days in, I want to provide a progress report.
Over the first 50 days we have grown our economy, created and supported thousands of jobs, and created opportunity across our state.
- January 13: Announced funding for construction and improvements on nearly 700 affordable housing units from Cheboygan to Detroit, creating over 60 permanent jobs and 1,100 construction jobs.
- January 13: Announced an estimated $9 billion budget surplus, setting Michigan up for a transformative budget.
- January 17: Later that week, I led a five-day mission to Norway and Switzerland to bring home new opportunities to our state?my first economic development trip to Europe!
- January 19: Announced a $25 million investment by L&L Products in Romeo. This investment will create 65 advanced manufacturing jobs in the area.
- February 3: Signed an to make state procurement more accessible to businesses in Michigan.
- February 8: Introduced my budget proposal to streamline economic development funding and expand workforce development programs like Michigan Reconnect and Going PRO.
- February 13: Won a $3.5 billion investment from Ford to create 2,500 good-paying jobs building electric vehicle batteries in Marshall.
All these investments will expand opportunity and drive Michigan forward.
Since I took office, I?ve been focused on fixing the damn roads, bridges, pipes, housing, and all kinds of infrastructure. 2023 is no exception.
- January 13: Signed an Executive Order to streamline housing funding to kickstart projects and get us moving dirt.
- January 31: Signed a $1 billion supplemental budget to invest in affordable housing, revitalize communities, and support small businesses and entrepreneurs. This was the earliest bill signed into law by a Michigan governor during a new term since 1947.
- February 8: Introduced to continue fixing the damn roads while improving bridges and rail transit, replacing old lead service lines, and continuing the transition to clean energy.
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Lowering costs is a top priority as families are facing the pinch caused by inflation.
- January 12: Announced the Lowering MI Costs Plan with the Michigan Legislature to roll back the retirement tax saving 500,000 households an average of $1,000 a year, quintuple the Working Families Tax Credit to deliver an average combined refund of $3,150 to 700,000 families, and deliver $180 inflation relief checks to every tax filer, putting money back in their pockets to help with rising costs.
- January 25: Delivered my State of the State address, sharing goals to cut taxes for seniors and working families.
- February 8: Introduced the my budget proposal, including tax credits for childcare and preschool teachers, a temporary pause of the sales tax on electric vehicles, and investments in the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) to move towards pre-K for all.
As a former prosecutor, public safety is a top priority.
- As the state heals after the horrific shooting at MSU, I am grateful to my partners in the legislature for turning pain into purpose and introducing commonsense gun safety legislation to enact universal background checks, safe storage laws, and extreme risk protection orders. I am looking forward to signing it.
- February 8: Proposed an additional $500 million in public safety funding in my budget proposal, with investments in community violence intervention programs to address the root cause of violence and dedicated resources to train and retain local first responders.
View my full budget proposal here.
2023 is off to a productive start, but the work is far from over. ?Let?s keep getting it done.
Sincerely,
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