Crain’s Detroit Business
June 27, 2025
David Eggert
Business groups are mobilizing against two 2026 ballot drives that could take a procedural step forward as soon as Friday, contending that a proposed graduated income tax and a referendum on a new minimum wage law would kill jobs and lower pay.
The Board of State Canvassers is due to consider 100-word summaries of the petitions, along with their form. Ballot committees typically seek such approvals before collecting signatures.
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“This is a small business tax. And $500,000 or $1 million is a really small business. We need more of them in Michigan, not fewer of them,” said Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah.
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