9 & 10 News
April 21, 2021
The real work is beginning in Lansing on the next year’s fiscal budget and as tensions have risen between the governor and the legislature during the pandemic, they now have to come together to get the budget done.
The self-imposed deadline by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature to have the budget done by the end of June is quickly approaching. This year, the Michigan House Republicans have come up with a new plan. Many departments would only be getting allocated 25% of their budget at a time.
“Most of the budgets are fully funded,” said Representative Scott VanSingel of Grant, “We’re just giving a quarter of it at a time.”
9 & 10 News
January 27, 2021
For the third time, Governor Gretchen Whitmer held her State of the State address from the State Capitol in Lansing.
The State of the State is a chance for her to reflect on the year that was and lay out the plan for the year to come.
This address was unlike any before. Instead of a loaded House chamber, it was done virtually with the governor by herself in her office.
Like she is known to do, she went to a slogan to be the defining take away from her speech.
“I know you’re used to me saying, ‘fix the damn roads,’” said Whitmer, “This year, let’s also fix the damn road ahead.”