Public Sector Unions to Gain Big From Record Whitmer Budget

Public Sector Unions to Gain Big From Record Whitmer Budget
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the General Motors Detroit- Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit, Mich. on Jan. 27, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
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A half-dozen public and private sector union heads lined up on Feb. 9 to praise the announcement of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed $74 billion state budget.

The last state budget before Whitmer, a Democrat, took office was in fiscal year 2018. It contained $57 billion in spending. Republican strategist Jamie Roe told The Epoch Times that Whitmer’s massive spending spree looks similar to socialism.

Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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