Veto

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|

Legislature Fuming After Snyder Vetos Road Bill That Would Exempt Cities Paying Share

LANSING - The sponsor of a bill that would have eliminated the share some cities pay toward state road projects in their jurisdictions fumed Friday at Governor Rick Snyder's decision to veto it and said he is considering options to revive the policy, including attempting to override Snyder's veto. The Department of Transportation had signaled

By |2016-07-05T18:17:54-04:00July 5th, 2016|Politics|