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The Michigan Future report’s release was timed to coincide with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address this week
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Whitmer talked up successes over the past year citing ending the state tax on pension income, boosting the state earned income tax credit, and signing a budget that included universal school lunches from pre-kindergarten through high school
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Economists in the Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration said this year's tax revenue will decrease by close to $400 million. Economists predicted that it will once again increase next year by close to $1 billion.
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Shawn Fix and Brian Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this year in northern Michigan, the location of Whitmer’s second home.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday instructing state departments and agencies to accelerate their transition to zero-emission vehicles.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said the new law is important to get in front of the use of rapidly changing technology that is used to influence voters.
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Michigan will implement ambitious clean energy mandates with goal of carbon-free electricity by 2040The legislation signed Tuesday also sets a goal for utilities to generate 50% of their energy from renewable sources by 2030.
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The Michigan Attorney General's office says Wednesday that James Toepler was sentenced Tuesday under a specialized mental health treatment court.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer argued in favor of abortion access legislation Monday during a trip to Grand Rapids
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Eric Molitor told jurors that government-imposed restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic were excessive. Molitor and two other men are charged with providing material support for terrorist acts and gun crimes. They’re accused of aiding the leaders of a 2020 scheme to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home in Antrim County