Gretchen Whitmer has one more chance to 'fix the damn roads' | Opinion
If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to run for president in 2028, she'll be judged on how much she has accomplished in Michigan.
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Gov. Whitmer's 2026 budget proposal accelerates growth in state workforce
If approved as recommended, the budget would bring the authorized size of the state workforce to its highest point since ...
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Gov. Whitmer wants $3B for Michigan roads: Here's where it would come from
Gretchen Whitmer wants to fund Michigan roads by raising additional revenue from large companies and devoting every dollar Michigan drivers pay at the pump to roads, laying out the much ...
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Whitmer to call for business tax increase in road-funding plan
LANSING — Business groups are bracing for a battle over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's planned call for a corporate income tax increase as part of a road-funding proposal she will unveil Monday.
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Whitmer proposes $1.7 billion tax on corporations to fund road projects
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a new plan to increase funding for road construction in Michigan, centered around a new tax levied against corporations. In total the governor ...
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Whitmer wants higher taxes on 'big tech,' marijuana to fix Michigan roads; details sparse
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost funding for Michigan road improvements by increasing taxes on marijuana and businesses, including big tech companies, according to a long-awaited ...
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Whitmer’s $3B Michigan road plan: Higher corporate tax, new marijuana tax
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to fix Michigan’s roads by adding about $3 billion in additional infrastructure funding each year without commuters paying more. Whitmer unveiled the plan Monday ...
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Whitmer: Tax businesses, marijuana as part of $3B road-funding plan
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a $3 billion road-funding plan Monday, including tax increases on businesses and marijuana to ...
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Insider: Michigan Republican claims he coined 'fix the damn roads' phrase before Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer famously made it her 2018 campaign slogan. "My constituents are saying, 'Just fix the damn roads,'" Richardville said on Friday of the comments he made before 2018. A quick ...
THE ROAD AHEAD | Gov. Whitmer unveils $3 billion road funding plan, but will GOP lawmakers approve?
It comes weeks after Republicans, who control the state House, unveiled an updated $3.1 billion funding plan. Whether the two ...
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Detroit Chamber says Whitmer’s proposed tax hike to fund roads is bad for business
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s road funding plan is bad for business, according to the Detroit Regional Chamber. The regional business organization contends the proposed corporate income tax increase ...
Whitmer floats extending minimum wage, sick leave negotiations
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer seeks a bipartisan deal on Michigan's minimum wage and sick leave policies as lawmakers debate ...