Whitmer Wants New Taxes on Tobacco, Sports Betting to Keep Health Spending Stable

Speaker Hall dismisses Whitmer's $800 million tax hike to grow spending as 'dead on arrival' - The Midwesterner

A record $88.1 billion budget proposal from the governor’s State Budget Office on Wednesday is sparking sharp partisan disagreement as lawmakers prepared to navigate tighter finances in the year ahead. Earlier this year, the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference projected Michigan would face a roughly $1 billion revenue shortfall for the upcoming fiscal cycle as a result of slower growth and flattening tax collections, intensifying debate over…

Whitmer wants new taxes on tobacco, sports betting to keep health spending stable

LANSING, MI – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said continued federal pressure from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will make sustaining funding for programs like Medicaid difficult.

Whitmer: Raise $800M for Medicaid by taxing nicotine, gambling, ads

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to implement five new taxes to fund Michigan’s Medicaid program amid declining federal fundingThe proposed taxes would target digital ads, nicotine products and sports bettingRepublican leaders in the Legislature quickly call the tax hike proposal a nonstarterLANSING — Citing a looming funding shortfall for Medicaid health insurance, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing nearly $800 million in new taxes — alon…

Michigan Gov. Whitmer Wants New Taxes on Tobacco, Sports Betting to Keep Health Spending Stable

To raise revenue and offset an increased state cost of administering Medicaid, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing six new taxes: on tobacco and vapes, digital advertising and sports betting, along with a new internet tax rate on the state’s largest casinos.

Whitmer proposes new vaping and tobacco taxes to protect Medicaid coverage

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose a new tax on vaping products and nicotine pouches and a higher tax on tobacco products to generate revenue to help protect health care coverage for 2.5 million residents on Medicaid ahead of federal cuts to the insurance program. The 2026-27 budget plan... Please login to read all 452 words.