Whitmer budget proposal faces GOP pushback in Michigan
Gov Gretchen Whitmer unveils a 60.2 billion dollar FY2020 plan with a 3.6 percent increase, 507 million more for K 12, and 4.5 cent gas tax rise to fund road repairs. The proposal, presented with Budget Director Chris Kolb to lawmakers, would lift Michigan gas taxes to the nation's high level and unlock 2.5 billion dollars in new annual revenue for highways.
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Gretchen Whitmer
Whitmer
Chris Kolb
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Senate
Michigan
American Petroleum Institute
Dynamic GBS Formed In Holland Battery Remanufacturing Pact
Dynamic Manufacturing and Global Battery Solutions formed a strategic alliance to create Dynamic GBS, the automotive industry's largest electric vehicle battery remanufacturing supplier. Headquartered in Holland with facilities in Illinois, the venture will test and repair battery components at the Holland site, focusing on innovation. Kris Hunter of Global Battery Solutions touted the firm’s unique approach.
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Dynamic Gbs
Holland
Illinois
Kris Hunter
Child care slots in Michigan fall 2.5 percent since 2010
The Michigan Department of Education and Public Sector Consultants find licensed childcare slots declined 2.5 percent from 2010 to 2017 while the 0-9 population fell 5.5 percent. Oscoda County led declines, dropping from 238 to 90 slots, despite stable child populations, while Oakland County added 11 percent slots amid a smaller child population. Ottawa Kalamazoo and Kent counties show growth in both population and slots.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of Education
Oscoda County
Oscoda
Oakland County
Oakland
Ottawa County
Ottawa
Kalamazoo
Kent
Holland Man Pleads No Contest to Arson and Burglary
A Holland Town ship man, Shane William Wheeler, 49, pleaded no contest Tuesday to third degree arson and breaking and entering for burning Graphix Signs and Embroidery in November 2017. Wheeler faces up to 40 years and $20,000 in fines. sentencing is set for April 15.
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Holland Township
Shane William Wheeler
Wheeler
David Pelon
Pelon
Karen Miedema
Georgetown Township
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