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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday Michiganders can expect $180 "inflation relief checks" as part of her broad tax relief package, a state expense that is expected to pull $800 million from the General Fund.

Steve Liedel, chief legal counsel to former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, believes the mechanism used to determine a possible income tax rollback "likely violates Michigan's constitution," and could provide grounds for the current governor not to comply.

The bi-partisan effort by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-Waucedah Twp.) and Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) to convince the prior legislature to adopt a long-awaited Freedom of Information Act expansion to the governor's office and Legislature never reached the finish line.

Legislative Democrats began movement Wednesday on what ultimately will be one large income tax cut/shift bill that is planned to include broader retirement income exemptions

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 01/04/2023) You may recall that the Capitol Press Corps and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer played cat and mouse for months about the chance she might run for vice president if selected by then-nominee Joe Biden.