Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants the Legislature to work with her on a plan to increase road fixes by $3 billion a year. Her plan seeks $1.7 billion in new corporate taxes and $470 million from a marijuana wholesale tax.
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Whitmer’s $84B plan for Michigan schools, housing and more: What to know
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing more spending on schools, housing and more. But her $84B budget does not include a long-term road funding plan, which she’s still working on.
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Report card: Gretchen Whitmer’s 48 promises during State of State speeches
Bridge Michigan’s analysis of six speeches shows the Democratic governor has had her most success implementing gun reforms and social policy, but struggled with infrastructure. The verdict is out on education.
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Opinion | A case for road funding without charging taxpayers a dime
This can be done – but first we need to get it out of the governor’s head that a roads plan must
come with raising taxes.
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Opinion | Bigger ideas needed to really fix Michigan’s damn roads
Nearly all policy discussions center around increasing road funding without aiming to use it better.
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‘Michigan's economy is on the line,’ Gretchen Whitmer warns at Detroit Auto Show
Whitmer is seeking bipartisan cooperation on economic incentives and road funding in Lansing but warns proposed Trump tariffs could hurt the state’s auto industry.
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Police use of license plate readers raising privacy concerns in Michigan
A recent study found that automated license plate readers are useful tools but also have the potential for abuse.
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5 things to know: Automated tickets coming to Michigan work zones, school buses
Michigan drivers will soon be subject to automatic traffic enforcement near construction zones and at school bus stops. Here’s what to know about the new law, designed to deter rulebreakers.
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Michigan work zones, school buses to use cameras to catch traffic violators
Michigan will implement cameras in work zones to prevent construction-related crashes and on school buses to track people who fail to stop. The work-zone traffic systems can automatically issue tickets.
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With clock ticking, Dems pitch fuel taxes, fees and tolls to fix Michigan roads
House Democrats are pitching new plans to fix Michigan roads – but they only have two weeks left in power.