Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (File photo)
Gretchen Whitmer (Photo: State of Michigan)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday rejected a Republican-led bill to suspend a 27-cents-per-gallon state gas taxes for six months. She also rejected legislation that would have permanently cut state income tax, made more seniors eligible for deductions and restored a child tax credit, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
The breaks would have cut funding for basic services, she said. Crain's reports:
The vetoes, which were expected, may prompt negotiations between GOP legislative leaders and the Democratic governor, who has called for more targeted tax breaks for retirees and lower-wage workers.
The income tax legislation "would strip away funding from kids, police, and communities, and according to nonpartisan analysis, blow a recurring, multi-billion-dollar hole in basic government functions from public safety to potholes," she wrote to lawmakers.
