Advocacy News – Aug. 21, 2025
What’s happening: Proponents of a new graduated income tax are now actively gathering signatures across Michigan. In response, Lansing-based law firm Dickinson Wright issued a cease-and-desist letter to stop signature collection.
What’s going on: The letter highlights the fact that the petition language was never approved by the Board of Canvassers as being an accurate or truthful description – making the current signature collection process improper and disingenuous.
What we’re saying: The MI Chamber opposed the petition language from the start because of its serious inaccuracies. We continue to stand up for employers, and business and community partners, in challenging this flawed proposal.
- At best, the language being circulated is misleading; at worst, it’s blatantly false. The real impact and target of this proposal? Small and mid-size businesses!
- Roughly 75% of those who would pay under a new graduated income tax are smaller business owners across our communities.
We are committed to providing members and local partners the tools and information needed to set the record straight.
What’s next: We’ve launched the “Decline to Sign” page to help employers, employees and voters understand the truth about this damaging tax proposal.
- Learn more now, add your name and stand up with job providers against this harmful policy, decline to sign if approached, and spread the word with your networks.
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