Michigan Slides in Annual ALEC Poll

WASHINGTON (WHTC) – The “Rich States, Poor States” annual report by the American Legislative Exchange Council ranks Michigan 24^th, based on several tax, regulatory policy and employment factors. It’s a fall from 12^th in the 2014 survey, based mostly on the implementation of the Freedom to Work Act and the repeal of both the business and personal property taxes. ALEC officials say that Michigan’s drop, the steepest in this year’s canvassing, was because of the inability to “chip away at tax and economic burdens.”