(Source: MIRS.news, Published 12/09/2022) Of 12 potential issues that could be brought before the Legislature this coming term, repealing the tax on retirement savings received the support of 75% of those asked. Only 10% opposed it.
(EDITED, 1:47 p.m., Dec. 11) A majority of those asked as part of the Dec. 6-7 Public Policy Polling survey of 763 likely Michigan voters found that a 49% plurality supported repealing Michigan's Right to Work laws and that 26% did. The remaining 31% were undecided. The poll was commissioned by Progress Michigan.
- A 51% majority support expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include the LGBTQ community.
- A 59% majority support passing such "gun violence prevention measures" such as emergency risk protection orders and safe storage legislation.
- A 56% majority support repealing the 1931 law "criminalizing abortions."
- 60% support providing teacher retention bonuses for every year they return for 2023, 2024 and 2025.-
- 71% support "repealing the tipped minimum wage in Michigan so people working in tipped professions are paid at least the minimum wage."
26% Don't Believe '22 Election Results Were Legitimate
The top of the ticket won by double digits and none of the congressional or legislative races were close enough to necessitate a recount, but 26% of Michigander voters don't believe the results of the 2022 election were legitimate.
A Dec. 6-7 Public Policy Polling survey of 763 likely Michigan voters found that a 63% majority believe the results were legitimate, which is more than the 58% of those who believe the 2020 presidential election results were legitimate.
A 33% minority do not believe the 2020 election results were legitimate. In the December 2021 Public Policy Polling survey for Progress Michigan, 36% didn't believe the 2020 presidential results were legitimate.
In other notable results:
- 38% said they felt it was more important for a bill to have bipartisan support for it be to passed. Another 49% said they felt it's more important that a bill they agree with be passed regardless of bipartisanship.
- President Joe Biden's approval rating was underwater 43% to 50% negative, but 50% said they would vote for him over Republican former President Donald Trump in 2024 if the two returned for a one-on-one.
