Whitmer proposes tax cuts, more mental health workers

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) gave her State of the State address Wednesday. | Photo: Michigan Governor's Office

DAVID EGGERT
Updated: January 26, 2022 08:30 PM
Created: January 26, 2022 08:30 PM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Flush with surplus state revenues, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for a series of targeted tax cuts while outlining her legislative agenda and touting accomplishments before she's up for reelection.

Delivering her State of the State speech virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she called for exempting retirement income from taxation and fully restoring a credit for 730,000 low- and moderate-wage families who on average would get an extra $350 annually.

She proposed a $2,500 state credit for the purchase of an electric vehicle and charging equipment on the heels of General Motors’ announced $7 billion investment in Michigan.