Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stands in spotlight, as she delivers Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address. Republicans say all she’s delivered is broken promises.
Jonathan Oosting
Jonathan is a deputy editor for Bridge Michigan. He helps plan and execute in-depth reporting and campaign coverage. As a longtime political reporter, Jonathan was named 2021 Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. He and a colleague shared that honor again in 2023, when they were also named Journalists of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter. Jonathan covered the state Capitol for The Detroit News and MLive before joining Bridge in September of 2019. He's from Grand Rapids, lives in Lansing and loves spending time Up North.
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Michigan OKs $3.5B in roads spending. Much of it is going to Metro Detroit.
One day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she will borrow money for roads fixes, a state commission approves the measure that will send 40 percent of projects to southeast Michigan.
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Frustrated Gov. Whitmer vows no more ‘games’ with GOP on fixing Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in her second State of the State, says she’ll work around recalcitrant Republicans to fix roads, maintain Affordable Care Act protections and ensure students don’t repeat the third grade because of the reading law.
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Highways win, local streets left ‘in the dust’ by Whitmer’s $3.5B roads plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new plan to “fix the damn roads” by issuing $3.5 billion in bonds would help rebuild Michigan highways without a tax increase but saddle the state with decades of new debt.
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For state address in 2020, Michigan Gov. Whitmer still working on 2019 goals
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to highlight six familiar issues after 2019 plans to fix roads, change school funding, close a talent gap and curb distracted driving failed or moved slowly in GOP Legislature.
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Michigan voters: Roads stink, but don’t ask us to pay for fixes
Michigan voters say roads are getting worse, but they aren’t ready to open their checkbooks to fix them, according to a new statewide poll that points to distrust in state government.
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How Democratic presidential candidates want to change health care, Medicare
Michigan’s presidential primary is March 10. Here’s a look at how the contenders would change health insurance.
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Fact Squad | Sanders promises Medicare for All will cut Michigan auto rates
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders claims car insurance rates will fall with his Medicare for All plan. He doesn’t mention that they’re expected to change anyway this year.
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What Democrats’ Medicare for All plans would mean for Michigan
Experts say Medicare for All would extend health care coverage to more than 500,000 Michigan residents and end expensive costs that can make it unaffordable. But residents and businesses in Michigan would face significant tax hikes, and private insurance workers could lose their jobs.
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Michigan still owes GM over $2 billion in tax credits from Great Recession
An old Michigan tax credit program designed to stem massive job losses over a decade ago continues to gouge the state budget, but a new deal with General Motors Co. will at least provide some certainty in future years.