Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s optimistic for a bipartisan road funding deal this year but criticized several elements of a GOP plan. Here are the facts.
Jordyn Hermani
As part of the Capitol team, Jordyn Hermani covers state policy and politics, tracking the Legislature, the state budget and elections. Before joining Bridge, she wrote for MLive as its statewide politics and culture reporter and for Gongwer Michigan as its state House reporter.
A 2018 graduate of Central Michigan University, Jordyn lives in Lansing with her husband and two cats.
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Fact check: Michigan schools are struggling. Can these ideas help fix them?
With Michigan’s government again divided, lawmakers will need bipartisan support to fix schools. Here are some of their ideas.
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Mike Rogers runs again for US Senate in Michigan, vowing to ‘stand with’ Trump
Can the second time be the charm for Mike Rogers, who is running for US Senate in Michigan after narrowly losing his bid last year?
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Troubled teens caught in middle of Michigan treatment facility shuffle
As the state closes a northern Michigan juvenile health facility and displaces a Macomb County center, kids are left in limbo.
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Mike Duggan, Matt Hall push for new Michigan fund to fight crime
Michigan House Republicans, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan want to put a portion of sales tax collections into a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund.
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Two laws in 90 days: Michigan’s new divided Legislature off to slow start
Michigan’s newly divided Legislature has sent just two bills to the governor in three months. Said one leader: ‘It’s very hard to get big policy issues done when the other side is suing you.’
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Third time’s the charm for Oxford-inspired school safety bills?
More than three years after a shooting at Oxford High School, lawmakers are still debating school safety policy. Will it pass this time?
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As Michigan’s road costs rise, experts say current funding method ‘isn’t working’
As Michigan continues to spend big on roads, experts say lawmakers need to repeal and replace how that’s done.
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Old buildings, new ideas: Michiganders fight housing shortage with innovation
As Michigan continues its fight to address a shortage of housing stock, local communities are getting creative. Here’s how.
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Takeaways, fact-checks: Vance defends tariffs, urges patience in Michigan
Vice President JD Vance visited a Michigan plastics company to tout manufacturing and defend President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
