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Gretchen Whitmer: “On tax day this year, 1 million Michigan seniors will no…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her final State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 34:14

But it's worth reflecting on just how far we've come in the 2,612 days since I was sworn in on a frosty January morning in 2019. Since then, we've made Michigan a state that more people can afford. On tax day this year, 1 million Michigan seniors will no longer pay the retirement tax because we repealed it. 665,000 working families get refunds averaging 3,900 bucks. Because we increase the working families tax credit by 500%. 800,000 workers will keep more of their hard earned paychecks because we ended state taxes on tips and and overtime. (34:14–34:22)

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