Whitmer’s 2021 Michigan budget plan outlined to lawmakers

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal year 2021 Executive Budget Recommendation was outlined on Thursday at the state Capitol.

State Budget Director Chris Kolb outlines the governor’s budget recommendation during to a joint session of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

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Whitmer delivered her second State of the State address last week. Her speech focused on roads, public education, jobs, the economy, health care and more. She introduced a plan to fix Michigan roads without increasing the gas tax.

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