Whitmer Blew Through a $9 Billion Surplus. Now Lansing Wants the Rainy Day Fund.
LANSING, Mich. While Michigan families have spent the last few years stretching paychecks, cutting back on groceries, and watching the cost of nearly everything rise, state government spending has moved in the opposite direction.
According to state budget figures, Michigan government spending has increased by roughly $25 billion, or 46%