Fellow Democrats in the Senate approve $88.1 billion budget that increases K-12, university spending but omits the governor’s request for an increase on tobacco and vapes to offset Medicaid cuts.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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How one Michigan election could upend Gretchen Whitmer’s last year
Voters in Midland, Bay and Saginaw counties have not had a state senator in nearly 500 days. Who they elect Tuesday could reshape Michigan politics for the remainder of the year — and beyond.
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Watch: Bridge Michigan reporter talks legislative gridlock on WJR
Michigan’s politically divided Legislature finalized seven bills in the first three months of the year, another historically slow pace. Bridge reporter Jordyn Hermani joined WJR’s Kevin Dietz to discuss.
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Michigan House slashes U-M, MSU funding in $76B budget
Michigan House Republicans worked late into the night to approve a $76 billion spending plan that includes steep cuts for the state’s biggest research universities.
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Small grants made a big difference in rural Michigan. Then the money stopped
Rural Readiness grants helped kickstart projects to address housing, health and child care shortages until state funding dried up. Their future remains uncertain in a tight budget.
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Whitmer, Nessel pan Trump admin demand for Detroit-area ballots
The letter from the Department of Justice is the latest example of the federal government taking an unusual interest in past elections in swing states.
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Advocates seek clemency for Michigan inmate allegedly sickened by mold in prison
Advocates and lawmakers held a Friday morning press conference urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to grant clemency to Krystal Clark, citing concerns about her medical condition and reported mold exposure at Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
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Flooding has Michigan ‘in crisis mode now,’ Gretchen Whitmer says
The governor visited Cheboygan, where waters were rising behind a downtown dam. One state senator called Michigan flooding a ‘slow-motion disaster that’s still unfolding.’
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3 months, 7 bills: Michigan lawmakers moving slow as campaign season looms
Michigan faces significant challenges, but the politically divided Legislature isn’t agreeing on many bills. Again. Is this the new normal in Lansing?
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Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan to help businesses seek refunds on Trump tariffs
One year after ‘Liberation Day,’ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her administration will ‘help get refunds back to Michigan businesses’ that paid tariffs struck down by the US Supreme Court.