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Michigan government braces for shutdown
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 26, 2019 01:35pm |
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| Category | Speculative |
| Author | Reid Wilson |
| News Date | Thursday, September 26, 2019 06:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Michigan officials are taking steps to prepare for a government shutdown in just a few days as the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled Legislature stand at an impasse over proposals to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on road funding.
The Legislature on Tuesday passed a $59.9 billion state budget, a week ahead of the end of the fiscal year. That budget included about $400 million in one-time funding for infrastructure projects around the state.
But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) had proposed longer-term funding to pay for infrastructure fixes. The cornerstone of her proposal was a 45-cent increase in the per-gallon gas tax.
Whitmer has not formally said she will veto the budgets, but she has strongly hinted she plans to send them back to the Legislature, and state offices are preparing for the threat of a shutdown if no deal is reached in time. |
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