Governor Recommends Funding Bumps for Students, New Sin Tax and More: Gov. Whitmer’s New-Budget Plan

On this week's FactsMatter podcast, hear Citizens Research Council Senior Research Associate Bob Schneider and Ryan Wrecker of WWJ Radio in Detroit chat about the hot-off-the-press Executive Budget for fiscal years 2026-27. They discuss everything from "where's the road funding" to K-12, new "sin" taxes on vaping and patches to yet another initiative designed to cast more sunshine and transparency on state budget earmarks ... aka: pork projects. Catch up on it all in just 25 minutes!