Are Lawmakers, Gov. Whitmer Headed for Budget Impasse Over Roads?
A state Senate panel has approved a budget bill that doesn’t include Whitmer’s 45-cent gas tax increase.
Michigan State Capitol building.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent gas tax increase is not part of a budget bill moving in the state Senate. What does this mean for the present and future of road funding negotiations? And are we headed for a budget showdown the likes of which we haven’t seen since partial state government shutdowns under Gov. Granholm and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop?
Cheyna Roth is the state Capitol correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. She joins Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson to talk about the state of road funding and budget negotiations in Lansing.
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