Michigan League for Public Policy
The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides unprecedented cash resources to families and significant investments in key areas like housing, child care, education, and health coverage.
It also provides significant resources to help states, localities, tribes, and territories meet COVID-19-related challenges.
With those funds, Michigan has a chance to right our fiscal ship, undoing bad policy decisions of the past and paving the way for a brighter future for all Michiganders.
After decades of disinvestment, critical programs and services in Michigan have been underfunded, making it even harder for kids, families, and workers to thrive. By prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations over investments in our state’s residents, the state Legislature weakened Michigan’s foundation so that when, COVID-19 hit, the state was already on shaky ground.