Popular Pure Michigan campaign axed by Whitmer veto
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Whitmer, a Democrat, said in a news release she vetoed 147 line items with a combined total of $947 million when she signed the 16 bills comprising the states 2020 budget Monday. The Capitol newsletter Gongwer News Service, citing multiple unnamed sources, first reported late Monday that Pure Michigan was among the programs axed by Whitmer. A state official confirmed the cut to the Free Press early Tuesday but declined to elaborate, saying Whitmer will have more to say about it. At a news conference Tuesday, Whitmer said: "I love Pure Michigan," and "I think its a fantastic ad campaign." The conservative Mackinac Center for Public Policy has been a persistent critic of the program, disputing state-commissioned studies that show it brings a net economic impact to Michigan.
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