The new governor urges a state spending increase of 3.6 percent, with the centerpiece a 45-cent gas tax hike. She also proposes spending more for schools and to protect drinking water. The budget will test bipartisan pledges with state Republicans.
Wednesday is the last day of Bridge Michigan's spring fundraiser, and we are still working to reach $60,000. Our journalism answers to readers, and that is only possible because people like you choose to fund it. Will you have our back before we close?
