Gas Tax

Whitmer Uses Line-Item Veto – 147 Times – On GOP’s Michigan Budget

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday used her line-item veto power to cut nearly $1 billion from the Republican-led Legislature’s $59.9 billion budget while declaring other parts of its plan unconstitutional and unenforceable. The first-term Democrat signed all 16 budget bills at 7 p.m., five hours before the start of the state’s new

By |2019-09-30T20:49:04-04:00September 30th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

House GOP Planning Revenue-Neutral Gas Tax Hike

LANSING - A Michigan House subcommittee on Thursday moved a budget assuming $542.5 million from a forthcoming, dedicated transportation fuel tax that would eventually replace the 6 percent sales tax currently collected on fuel purchases. House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) has made it a priority to ensure all money charged at the pump goes to the roads.

By |2019-06-07T18:52:40-04:00June 7th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|