Michigan House Republicans – and seven Democrats – vote to lower Michigan income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%, which would save the median household about $131 a year.
Simon D. Schuster
Simon D. Schuster is a Capitol Reporter for Bridge Michigan. Simon joined Bridge Michigan in 2024 after working as MLive's senior political reporter and later covering politics on their investigative team. He spent three years tracking the influence of political money in Michigan as executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit. A Michigan native, Simon received a bachelor's and a master of public policy from Michigan State University, where he was a policy fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. Outside of work you'll find him in Detroit, backpacking northern Michigan or visiting his fiancée in Scandinavia. He lives in Lansing.
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Tax, cut or both? Gretchen Whitmer needs House GOP help to fix Michigan roads
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Judge may take months to rule if Lee Chatfield faces trial for corruption
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Lee Chatfield corruption case: Family, friends took free trips, cashed checks
The former House speaker is accused of using political funds to pay for a jet set lifestyle. A court heard testimony Thursday from associates who said they gave him money after cashing checks from political accounts.
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Lee Chatfield corruption case: ‘Questionable’ spending, a strip club bill
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Gretchen Whitmer wants to limit cellphones in Michigan schools, tax vapes
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Gretchen Whitmer: I want to find ‘common ground’ with Donald Trump
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