US EditionWhitmer navigates political minefield with Trump
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer claimed the Republican road plan would reduce funding for public safety and housing during her speech to the Detroit Economic Club.
- Rep. Pat Outman stated that the GOP's plan would not affect police, fire, or housing budgets, emphasizing amendments to protect these areas in the plan.
- Whitmer's road-fix plan includes a $1 billion investment in local roads, funded partly by taxes on the marijuana industry.
- Both Whitmer's and the GOP's plans for infrastructure improvement are currently stalled in the House.
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State GOP and MI Gov Whitmer spar over plans to fix roads, and who's telling the truth
House Republicans pushed back against the need to raise taxes. Instead, their plan uses existing revenue sources, cutting funding to certain economic development programs.
Whitmer navigates political minefield with Trump
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is navigating tricky political terrain in her working relationship with President Trump ahead of a potential 2028 presidential bid. Whitmer was the target of criticism from both the left and right for her White House visit with Trump last week, in which her staff said she was surprised to be…
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The Herald PalladiumWhitmer, GOP spar over plans to fix Michigan roads
(The Center Square) – The Republican leader of the Michigan House Transportation Committee says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't telling the truth about the GOP's plan to fix state roads.
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