On October 29, CEA President John C. Mozena was invited to testify before the Michigan State House of Representatives' Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Development and State Investments. It was his third time as an invited witness before the subcommittee, which was created in 2024 to impose legislative oversight on Michigan's out-of-control economic development subsidy programs. … Continue reading Testimony to Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Development
CEA President Testifies Against Giant Battery Plant to Marshall, Mich. City Council
TESTIMONY OF JOHN C. MOZENA, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR ECONOMIC ACCOUNTABILITY BEFORE THE MARSHALL, MICH. CITY COUNCIL MAY 1, 2023 My name is John Mozena, and I am the president of the Center for Economic Accountability. We’re an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that’s based here in Michigan but works around the country to try to … Continue reading CEA President Testifies Against Giant Battery Plant to Marshall, Mich. City Council
CEA President to Michigan Senate Committee: Stop Subsidizing a Shrinking Auto Industry
TESTIMONY OF JOHN C. MOZENA, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR ECONOMIC ACCOUNTABILITY BEFORE THE MICHIGAN Senate economic and small business development committee REGARDING sbs 981-983 june 9, 2022 Chairman Horn, honorable members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you again today. My name is John Mozena and I am the president of … Continue reading CEA President to Michigan Senate Committee: Stop Subsidizing a Shrinking Auto Industry
CEA President Testimony to Michigan House Commerce & Tourism Committee on Proposed Subsidy Legislation
Testimony of John C. Mozena, President, Center for Economic Accountability Before the Michigan House of Representatives Commerce and Tourism Committee Regarding HBs 5425 & 5426 January 25, 2022 Madam Chair, honorable members of this committee, thank you. My name is John Mozena and I am the president of The Center for Economic Accountability. The CEA … Continue reading CEA President Testimony to Michigan House Commerce & Tourism Committee on Proposed Subsidy Legislation
CEA Cautions Michigan State Senate Against Reviving Failed Corporate Subsidies
On Thursday, September 30, CEA President John C. Mozena testified to the Michigan State Senate's Economic Development and Small Business Committee in opposition to Senate Bills 615 and 623, legislation that would largely recreate past failed economic development subsidy programs in Michigan: https://videopress.com/v/h8B4hBHZ?resizeToParent=true&preloadContent=metadata