Tag: Marijuana
Whitmer ceremonially signs road funding bill
Gov. Whitmer took the opportunity to speak publicly to what she saw as wins from the budget process during stops in Flint, Clinton Township, and Kalamazoo.
Michigan Marijuana group sues to block new tax central to road funding deal
An industry group wants to block implementation of a 24% wholesale tax that is central to lawmakerâs $2 billion road funding plan….
Stateside: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
Today on Stateside, details in the state Legislature’s $80 billion budget plan. The budget includes a new 24% tax on cannabis wholesalers to fund road
Despite resistance to “pot for potholes,” roads deal heads to governor
Michigan lawmakers included around $1.1 billion in new funding for road repairs in the state budget they passed early Friday morning.The roads money comes from a mixture of budget cutting and other streams, many of which have faced their own criticism along the way to a final deal.
More than two days late, MI Legislature approves roughly $80 billion budget
More than two days past the deadline, the Michigan Legislature very early Friday morning finally approved a bipartisan budget for the new fiscal year.
