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Michigan House tries again on spending vetoed by Whitmer Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake Facebook Share On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Legislature’s COVID-19 aid package, but line-item vetoed just over $650 million in spending. A day later, the Michigan House voted out two different bills containing the same vetoed spending, with Republicans pitching it as a way for her to “fix her mistake.” In amended versions of Senate Bills 29 and 114, the House on Wedn...

Senate Republicans threaten to sue if Whitmer tries to use federal funds tied to vetoed bills Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share Michigan Senate Republicans are gearing up to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer if her administration attempts to allocate federal funds tied to policy bills limiting the state health department’s authority without signing them. During the Senate’s Thursday session, lawmakers voted 20-14 along partisan lines to give ...

Whitmer signs bulk of coronavirus aid package, but vetoes limits on executive authority Updated Mar 09, 2021; Facebook Share Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law most of the Legislature-approved funding for various COVID-19 response and relief measures, but vetoed $652 million in spending and a tie-barred policy bill limiting the administration’s authority to issue pandemic-related orders. The spending plan, the bulk of which comes from federal funds appropriated to Michigan by Congress, includes funding for vaccines, testing, direct care worker payments and property tax relief...

Whitmer signs most of COVID recovery plan package, vetoes funding tied to limits on pandemic powers Michigan Executive Office of the Governor By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-03-09 14:47:15-05 LANSING, Mich. — The debate over how to use federal dollars for COVID-19 relief will continue in Lansing after the governor signed most of the legislature's latest relief package into law. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed more than $2.5 billion in coronavirus relief spending on Tuesday. That includes a $2.25 per hour wage increase for all direct care workers through September, an in...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed legislation that supports the COVID-19 recovery plan she sent to the Legislature in January. The legislation includes key provisions of her MI COVID Recovery Plan, including a wage increase of $2.25 per hour for direct care workers, $283 million in federal emergency rental assistance to help ensure people can stay in their homes, up to $110 million in federal funding for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million in federal funding for testing and tracing. “I think it’s great news that we’ve been able t...