1983 in Michigan

Events from the year 1983 in Michigan.

The Associated Press (AP) selected the state's top news stories as follows:

1. A 38% increase in Michigan's income tax led to recall campaigns against state legislators;
2. Dioxins were discovered in Michigan's waterways and fish;
3. Chrysler Corporation returned to financial health;
4. Agnes Mary Mansour, a Roman Catholic nun and director of the Michigan Department of Social Services, quit her order in defiance of a directive from the Vatican that she quit her government job which required her to oversee the use of public funds for abortions;
5. Toxic waste near Swartz Creek, Michigan, required evacuation of locals pending cleanup;
6. The case of Judy Stiver triggers a controversy over her surrogate mother arrangements;
7. Amway and a Canadian subsidiary pled guilty to fraud charges brought by the Canadian government for allegedly using dummy invoices showing lower values to reduce customs duties paid for goods shipped to Canada;
8. In continuing fallout from the Michigan PBB contamination scandal, a bankruptcy court approved the reorganization of the Farm Services Bureau;
9. (tie) Construction began on the Project ELF military antenna; and
10. (tie) The racially motivated Murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, as a result of being beaten with a baseball bat by a Chrysler plant superintendent Ronald Ebens and his stepson.