Gov. Whitmer says immediate inflation relief is coming to Michigan taxpayers. But will $180 checks actually do anything?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaking at the podium
Photo credit State of Michigan

(WWJ) – This week Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a plan that would deliver so-called “inflation relief checks” to Michiganders, giving all tax filers in the state $180 to combat the rising cost of daily life.

On a new Daily J, WWJ’s Zach Clark tries to figure out if these checks are the answer – or if there’s a better way to deliver help – and hears from co-workers on what the checks would mean for them.

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