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Whitmer, Republican lawmakers working out budget deal

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 18, 2019

Lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appear on the verge of ending a stalemate sparked by the governor’s line-item veto of millions in funding for the 2020 state budget.

Mackinac Center blog: Policymakers should review laws, punishments regarding pickling cucumbers, others

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 9, 2019

The state of Michigan might want to consider a redo on a few laws created by the state’s Department of Agriculture that now carry criminal consequences for what seem like innocent situations, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy Research.