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MliveWith her party in control of the legislature and billions of dollars in the bank, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out a plan to cut taxes while expanding social programs in the first State of the State address of her second term.
“We might not be able to solve inflation or supply chain issues on our own, but we must work together to lower costs and put Michiganders on the path to a brighter future,” Whitmer said.
She cast Democrats’ sweeping victory last November as direction from Michiganders to tackle pocketbook issues, reduce education costs and build the workforce, but also touched on the social issues that drove that election: abortion, civil rights, infrastructure and climate change and, on top of it all, called on the legislature to strike outdated laws from the books.
The largest of the proposals, to establish universal free preschool for all four-year-olds in Michigan, a significant expansion of early childhood education and another longtime policy aim for Whitmer.
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The largest of the proposals, to establish universal free preschool for all four-year-olds in Michigan, a significant expansion of early childhood education and another longtime policy aim for Whitmer.
“Every parent knows an early start is critical to their child’s future,” she said. “It’s why we read, talk, and sing to our babies, worry about finding a great child care provider, and have wait lists for great preschools.”
It’s part of a broader series of educational spending Whitmer would like to see, which includes “investing in tutoring, after-school programs, and other learning supports gets children 1-on-1 time with a caring, qualified educator that they need to succeed.”
She called on the legislature to pass a law funding individualized tutoring by their spring break, the first week of April.