Whitmer's 'Plan B' undercuts her deal-making cred

This week, Daniel Howes says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a former state Senate minority leader, is not living up to her widely touted knack for working with the Legislature. Instead of delivering grand compromises with Republicans, the governor is adopting the unilateral tactics so popular in Washington nowadays — and her $3.5-billion debt-financed plan to repair Michigan's crumbling roads is a prime example. Bipartisan comity in our tribal age is a cruel joke.

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Whitmer's 'Plan B' undercuts her deal-making cred is an episode from Daniel Howes' Weekly Essay by Adam Fish.

This episode is 4:19 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2020.

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