FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News from Progress Michigan
August 20, 2025
Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org (313) 400 – 0298
New Poll: Most Michiganders Unaware of Matt Hall’s Budget Holdup, Majority Support Wealth Tax
Most know little or nothing about Matt Hall holding up the budget so he can cut our education funding; majority support taxing wealthy and corporations to make-up for federal funding cuts
MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Progress Michigan released results from their latest Lake Effect poll, highlighting public awareness of the status of the state budget and opinion on how the state legislature should handle federal funding cuts.
“A lot of Michiganders aren’t aware of how Matt Hall and House Republicans don’t like feeding kids at school and are leading us into a government shutdown because of it. We’ve seen time and time again that Michiganders want to see a budget passed that properly funds the services so many people rely on,” said Sam Inglot, executive director of Progress Michigan. “Michiganders want well-funded schools and well-fed kids. Hall and his merry band of fascists have failed to prioritize the people of Michigan over MAGA political games and it is literally going to mean taking food out of kids’ mouths.”
“As if that wasn’t bad enough, because of Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires, Michigan will have even fewer resources for critical services,” Inglot continued. “The majority of Michiganders want to not only keep essential programs but also want the wealthiest and corporations to pay their fair share in order to fund them. Cutting funding for schools and essential programs puts families, students, and everyday workers at risk. Michiganders are together on this, why aren’t Matt Hall and Republicans? They need to stop playing politics and start putting Michiganders first.”
The results discussed in this release can be found below.
