Additional Tax on Income Over $1 Million to Fund Public Schools Amendment
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Michigan · November 2026 general election · Constitutional amendment · Election day November 3, 2026
Topics: Taxes and revenue, Education
In plain language
This proposed constitutional amendment, campaigned as "Invest in MI Kids," would have added a surtax of up to 5 percent on annual taxable income above $1 million for joint filers or $500,000 for single filers, on top of Michigan's existing flat income tax, with the proceeds directed to public school districts. The coalition behind it, including the Detroit-based group 482 Forward, estimated it would raise about $1.7 billion a year. Organizers collected just under 250,000 signatures, short of the 446,198 required, and suspended the campaign in March 2026, saying they did not see a path to gathering the rest in time for the 2026 ballot.
Fiscal impact
No official fiscal note has been issued for this measure yet.
When the state publishes a fiscal analysis, it will appear here and be listed in the sources below.
What supporters and opponents say
These are summaries of arguments made by the named organizations, drawn from the sources listed below. They are their claims, not this site's, and this site takes no position on the measure.
What supporters say
- Molly Sweeney, director of 482 Forward, a Detroit organization involved in the coalition, said Michigan schools have been consistently underfunded and forced to do more with less every year, and that the coalition decided to pursue a citizen-led ballot initiative to raise new revenue for schools.
What opponents say
- The Michigan Chamber, which commissioned a Tax Foundation study on the proposal, said the surtax would have affected small and medium-sized businesses structured as pass-through entities, such as sole proprietorships and LLCs, resulting in fewer jobs, lower wages, and reduced competitiveness.
- Political strategist John Sellek of Harbor Strategic Affairs said he was skeptical the measure would resonate with voters, citing past unsuccessful graduated-income-tax proposals and voters' rejection of roughly half of the school bond requests on recent ballots.
Official ballot language
The certified ballot text is not yet available for this measure. Once the state certifies it, the verbatim wording will appear here.
Sources
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