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Michigan Future is a think tank focused on developing state policies that raise the incomes of all Michigan households. Building on the recent expansion of the State's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), they recently released a proposal for a Working Parents Tax Credit (WPTC) here in Michigan. The WPTC would be a fully refundable tax credit that would provide all EITC-eligible parents with employment earnings of at least $10,000 with a $5,000 per child credit for each child under 3, and a $2,500 credit for each child between 3 and 5. The policy is designed to help both combat the "benefit cliff" and help parents pay for childcare.
During this webinar, Patrick Cooney, a vice president at Michigan Future, will be discussing the proposal and what interested organizations can do to support its passage.
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Patrick Cooney rejoined the Michigan Future Inc. team in January of 2023 after having served as assistant director of policy impact at Poverty Solutions since 2018, overseeing the Partnership on Economic Mobility between the University of Michigan and the City of Detroit. Prior to joining Poverty Solutions, Cooney worked as a policy associate at Michigan Future, Inc. (MFI), where he contributed research, policy analysis, and writing to MFI projects focused on influencing state economic and education policies. At MFI, Patrick also managed the college success program for the Michigan Future Schools initiative, which funded and supported new college-prep high schools in Detroit. Cooney also taught middle school math at Uncommon Schools in Brooklyn, New York; was a Teach for America corps member in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas; and was an Education Pioneers fellow at Chicago Public Schools. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Boston College and a master’s in public policy from the University of Michigan.