To raise revenue and offset an increased state cost of administering the healthcare program, Whitmer is proposing five new taxes: on tobacco and vapes, sports betting and digital advertising, along with a new internet tax rate on the state's largest casinos. Lawmakers reviewed Whitmer's latest budget proposal, totaling $88.1 billion, during a joint session of the House and Senate on Wednesday. General fund spending plans were $13.6 billion, while the school aid budget totaled $21.4 billion.
Democratic governors are preparing for further election disruptions Asked if she assumed that pro-Trump forces would attempt to interfere with ballot counting, Whitmer said, "It would be a mistake to assume that they're not going to. So I don't know precisely what it is that they might come up with. But we've got smart, sophisticated, savvy people around the table top that we will continue to get prepared."
Nearly two dozen Michigan House Republicans have signed on to a resolution calling for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to share the state's complete voter rolls with the Trump administration, without redactions of potentially sensitive identifying information. Michigan is one of several states being sued by the U.S. Justice Department over their refusal to share unredacted voter rolls in response to requests from the agency.