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Tax season 2024: Here's how eligible Michigan residents can claim the Working Families Tax Credit
In 2023, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that increased the average refund to more than $600.
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In 2023, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that increased the average refund to more than $600.
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The trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, continued Monday with the third day of testimony.
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