Legislators are jockeying to spend big in their districts, filing 800 requests to spend millions on everything from teachers and museums to youth programs, agriculture and bridges.
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Fact check: Gretchen Whitmer warns 'funding cliff’ coming for Michigan roads
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.
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Opinion | Responsible roads plan will repair local infrastructure
People have been clear. They want good roads. They have long called for elected officials to come up with plans that accomplish this, and the money is there to do it.
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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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Michigan House passes GOP roads package without Democratic counter-proposal in sight
House Republicans passed a $3.1 billion road funding package Wednesday that raises no new taxes but would force cuts to a number of state government programs
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Tax, cut or both? Gretchen Whitmer needs House GOP help to fix Michigan roads
House Republicans and Democrats introduce competing roads plans as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer again calls for a long-term fix.
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Michigan's new car seat law takes effect April 2: What to know
Beginning April 2, children under 2 have to sit in a rear-facing child car seat.
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Gretchen Whitmer: I want to find ‘common ground’ with Donald Trump
The Michigan governor talks tariffs with Trump this weekend and offers praise for Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, saying he has the ‘guts and brains’ to propose a plan to fix Michigan’s roads.
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Michigan municipalities getting nearly $100 million from marijuana tax
Almost $100 million will be distributed to 302 Michigan municipalities, including cities and tribes, from the state’s marijuana tax revenue to fund local projects like schools and roads.
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Whitmer roads tax plan may drive marijuana shops out of business, experts say
Michigan’s marijuana industry is struggling with low prices and can’t absorb a 32% wholesale tax to fund road repairs, industry leaders say.