Whitmer’s $800 Million Tax Hike Rejected by Michigan Lawmakers

Michigan lawmakers must reconcile competing budget plans after separate bills passed in the Senate and House both shelved Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) proposed $800 million package of tax increases.

Legislative leaders in the state’s Democrat-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House pledged to work together on a final tax and spending plan for fiscal 2027 over the next month. They showed little interest in the tax features of Whitmer’s February budget proposal, which included new “sin tax” levies on smoking and gambling. The governor’s proposed package also included a proposed new 4.7% excise tax on digital advertising revenue, levied on ...