Governor Gretchen Whitmer met again today with the Legislature’s Republican leaders. The GOP leaders say they want some promises from the governor before they’ll talk about restoring some of her budget vetoes.
The governor used a complex but legal power to veto line items and move the money elsewhere. But that move that cut money to several popular programs – outraging Republicans and Democrats.
The governor says she’s willing to re-negotiate. But House Speaker Lee Chatfield says the governor will have to live her vetoes and their consequences unless she promises not to use the same maneuver again.
“We’ve had multiple conversations around that topic, and I look forward to having them ongoing.”
Governor Whitmer’s office says she acted within her authority, and that it’s her job to act as a check on the Legislature’s spending plans.