Gretchen Whitmer voted for tax increases in the Michigan Senate. Did they help drive the state economy into the ground and result in 500,000 job losses?
2018 Michigan governor race
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Democrat Shri Thanedar releases tax returns in Michigan governor race
The entrepreneur’s returns show he made over $17 million in 2016 from the sale of his chemical testing laboratory in Michigan
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I read the memoirs of Michigan governor candidates so you don’t have to
Three books in four days: Lessons from would-be chief executives. (You’ll never guess who worked as a ‘head potato boy’) Oh, and there will be a quiz.
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Bill Schuette discloses 2017 taxes, more financial details in Michigan governor’s race
The current state attorney general has come under criticism for not previously disclosing millions of dollars in Virgin Island real estate he inherited along with his sisters.
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Truth Squad: Shri Thanedar deflects blame for dire stories on lab animals
News reports that beagles and monkeys were left behind at a New Jersey testing lab that went bankrupt have put Democratic candidate for Michigan governor Shri Thanedar on the defensive. He blames a creditor for any problems.
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Michigan Truth Squad: Brian Calley says Bill Schuette once supported abortion
A campaign ad from Lt. Gov. Brian Calley accuses Republican rival for governor Bill Schuette of flip-flopping on abortion. Schuette calls that a lie, cites anti-abortion voting record.
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Abdul El-Sayed clears eligibility hurdle in bid for Michigan governor
A cloud that has surrounded the Democrat’s campaign for governor has lifted, as a judge dismisses lawsuit challenging his eligibility for office.
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Which Michigan governor candidates disclosed 2017 taxes, and which haven’t
Only five of nine candidates for Michigan governor have shared their 2017 tax returns with Bridge, in a year when politicians are calling for greater transparency from candidates for public office.
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Three of four Republicans share tax returns. Bill Schuette said he will soon.
Schuette continues to fend off attacks about inherited property in a U.S. territory, as Republicans spar over financial holdings.
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Michigan Democrats El-Sayed, Whitmer disclose taxes; Shri Thanedar does not
All Michigan Democratic candidates have publicly supported greater transparency and financial disclosure among candidates for state office.