Nearly 300K Working Families Tax Credit checks sent to Michigan families so far
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that about 300,000 Working Families Tax Credit checks worth more than $219 million have been sent to Michigan households.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that about 300,000 Working Families Tax Credit checks worth more than $219 million have been sent to Michigan households.
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