Budget Cuts

Gov. Whitmer Eliminates Funding For Pure Michigan Ad Campaign

Gov. Whitmer Eliminates Funding For Pure Michigan Ad Campaign

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used a line-item veto to strike out all of the money for the Pure Michigan advertising campaign, Gongwer News Service reported Monday night. The legislature delivered a $59.9 billion budget to the governor late last week. The governor on Monday announced she had signed the budgets but issued 147 line-item

By Mike Brennan|2019-10-01T16:00:03-04:00October 1st, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

MEDC Details Cuts Heading Into New Fiscal Year

MEDC Details Cuts Heading Into New Fiscal Year

LANSING - A total of 65 full-time positions and more than $129.8 million are being cut from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's 2016 budget after its executive committee on Tuesday adopted a resolution accepting the budget as proposed. The MEDC in mid-August announced it would make major cuts for its 2015-16 fiscal year budget beginning

By Mike Brennan|2015-09-18T17:51:23-04:00September 18th, 2015|Featured, Politics|