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Whitmer claims credit for helping Michiganders, but her policies raise costs
One of Whitmer’s first efforts as governor was to call for a 45-cent gasoline tax hike to fix the roads. While she said there ...
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Whitmer’s $83.5B budget won’t fix the roads, lawmakers say
Spending on education is a key point of disagreement between Whitmer, a Democrat, and Republican legislators. Whitmer ...
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Michigan’s net-zero dream would raise electric rates, decrease reliability
Michigan’s official policy as laid out in the MI Healthy Climate plan calls for the people, businesses and government ...
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Michigan senators hold hearings on 9 stranded bills
Democrats seek court order forcing Republican House to forward legislation Democratic House failed to send to Whitmer ...
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Employment decline leaves Michigan near the bottom nationwide
The number of people employed in the state has dropped by 58,848 since May 2024, according to Mackinac Center for Public ...
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DNR expert speaks for the trees
The state leases 4.6 million acres of public lands for forestry, public recreation, hunting and wildlife habitat management, ...
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Michigan has achieved 0.2% of state fleet transition goal
The state of Michigan has achieved about 0.2% of its goal to transition its 14,482 -vehicle fleet to zero-emission vehicles, ...
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Michigan energy companies pocket $14B in loans from feds after hiking rates
CMS Energy’s latest approved rate hike was for $92 million on March 1, 2024. The company reported $4.54 billion in gross ...