Whitmer's budget makes waves

MichMash Politics

English - February 11, 2022 21:48 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid a $7 billion budget surplus. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with MLive state politics reporter Lauren Gibbons about what’s in the budget proposal and why it’s raising eyebrows.