Tag: School Funding Equity

Alliance Touts Incentive Reform, Childcare, and Technology Infrastructure in Agenda to Lawmakers

The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance kicked off its 2018 legislative efforts with a successful trip to Lansing for Gov. Rick Snyder’s final State of the State address (Alliance members pictured with Gov. Snyder – from left David Miller (Cadillac Chamber), Kent Wood (NM Chamber… Continue Reading “Alliance Touts Incentive Reform, Childcare, and Technology Infrastructure in Agenda to Lawmakers”

Alliance Prepares To Engage In 2x Funding Push For Education

The Issue One of the hallmark advocacy policies for the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance has been the push to close the funding equity gap in per pupil funding school districts around the state receive in the state budget. Historically, the Alliance has advocated for… Continue Reading “Alliance Prepares To Engage In 2x Funding Push For Education”

Budget Update As Spring Recess Begins

Michigan’s House and Senate said “no” recently to two tax increases proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder in his FY 2015-2016 state budget, and also made changes in some other key areas of the budget for business interests in northern Michigan. The legislature will not… Continue Reading “Budget Update As Spring Recess Begins”

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