State Rep. Donni Steele today blasted the Michigan Department of Treasury, declaring that recent testimony before the House Oversight Committee exposed a culture of rampant incompetence and demanded sweeping reforms across state government.

The hearing highlighted Treasury mistakenly sending approximately 27,000 erroneous letters to taxpayers, compounding unacceptable delays in processing tax refunds.

“These are not isolated mistakes. This is systemic incompetence,” said Steele (R-Orion Township). “Time and again, Michigan families are forced to deal with a bloated, unresponsive bureaucracy that treats taxpayers like an afterthought instead of the people who pay their salaries.”

Steele warned that Treasury’s failures are part of a disturbing pattern plaguing multiple state departments: chronic delays, sloppy errors, and outright indifference to the residents they are supposed to serve.

“This isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s a blatant failure to perform the most basic functions of government,” Steele said. “Michigan families expect accuracy, speed, and accountability from the agencies funded by their hard-earned tax dollars. Instead, they get excuses which is completely unacceptable.”

Steele said the solution is not more excuses, but meaningful reforms that prioritize performance, accountability, and results.

“Government exists to serve the people, not to burden them, or waste their time and money,” Steele declared. “The testimony today confirms what taxpayers already know: we need real, aggressive reforms and restructuring now to restore accountability, root out waste and incompetence, and force all State Departments to deliver results for the people they serve.”