Governor, legislators at odds on spending

  • By Tim Skubick
    By Tim Skubick
You can learn a bunch about new governors by what they do the first thing out of the box. Former Democratic Gov. Jim Blanchard put down his right hand from the swearing in Bible and quickly moved to raise the state income tax to balance the sagging deficit-ridden state budget he inherited from Gov. Milliken. Former GOP Gov. Rick Snyder wasted little time slashing 15% out of state aid to…

Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or comment on a story.  Go here to purchase a subscription.