{"id":2399409,"date":"2025-02-05T17:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-follows-michigan-gops-lead-with-new-grant-transparency-rules-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T17:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:41:54","slug":"whitmer-follows-michigan-gops-lead-with-new-grant-transparency-rules-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-follows-michigan-gops-lead-with-new-grant-transparency-rules-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer follows Michigan GOP&#8217;s lead with new grant transparency rules &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhitmer-follows-michigan-gops-lead-with-new-grant-transparency-rules-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to propose new earmark openness rules\u2063 as part \u200cof her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-lies-youve-been-told-about-bidens-new-budget-proposal\/\" title=\"4 Lies You\u2019ve Been Told About Biden\u2019s New Budget Proposal\">government spending plan<\/a> for\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">upcoming fiscal year<\/a>.This initiative aligns with the Michigan House Republicans, who have prioritized transparency and accountability\u2062 in government spending. House Speaker Matt Hall commended Whitmer for following the party&#8217;s lead\u2063 on\u2062 this issue, \u2064highlighting that the lack of meaningful progress\u200b on transparency issues had\u2062 persisted for years. <\/p>\n<p>The proposed rules will require grant details to be\u2062 made public \u200dfive days prior to the budget&#8217;s passage\u2064 and will ban earmarks for for-profit entities.Additionally, appropriations subcommittees must \u200dapprove \u200cthese grants, and \u2063a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-only-woman-rabbi-among-the-many-jews-fleeing-russian-invasion\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s Only Woman Rabbi Among the Many Jews Fleeing Russian Invasion\">sponsorship letter<\/a>&#8221; detailing \u200cthe legislator, recipient,\u2063 grant \u2062amount, and purpose will be required\u2062 to prevent \u200dconflicts of interest. \u2063This proposal aims to enhance accountability in government by providing clearer insights into how taxpayer funds are\u2063 allocated. <\/p>\n<p>Despite this step towards transparency, House Republicans have expressed concerns about the overall growth of government spending\u2063 under Whitmer&#8217;s administration, emphasizing the\u200d need for fiscal duty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Whitmer follows Michigan House GOP&rsquo;s lead with new grant transparency rules<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1978697\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michigan<\/a> House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> are pleased with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gretchen Whitmer&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-MI) push for earmark transparency, saying she followed &ldquo;our lead&rdquo; on the issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Whitmer will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gretchen-whitmer-pitches-earmark-transparency-see-who-added-600m-pork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">propose<\/a> new rules for earmark transparency as part of her government spending plan for the coming fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to see Governor Whitmer embracing the ideas and leadership of House Republicans,&rdquo; Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said in a statement. &ldquo;For seven years, Lansing has failed to take meaningful action on government transparency, but today, we&rsquo;re seeing real progress &mdash; progress that is happening because House Republicans took the lead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an issue we prioritized, and now Governor Whitmer is following our lead to deliver real accountability for the people of Michigan,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was elected as Michigan House speaker after Michigan Republicans took back the chamber in November, unseating former Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate. The top Michigan House Republican spent two years as minority leader before the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans are driving the conversation on transparency measures, and under House Rules, we can advance this priority without needing the Senate&rsquo;s agreement &mdash; if they want to pass a bill that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hides special interest funding<\/a>, we will not take it up,&rdquo; Hall added. &ldquo;While their support would be welcome, we are committed to putting Michigan families first. It&rsquo;s a great step forward that the governor is aligning with our vision &mdash; it&rsquo;s proof that strong, Michigan First leadership makes a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The earmarks at issue, often called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-the-left-refused-to-take-voters-no-for-an-answer-and-won\/\" title=\"5 Times The Left Refused To Take Voters\u2019 No For An Answer \u2014 And Won\">pork barrel spending<\/a>,&rdquo; involve grants being placed into bills shortly before votes are made on them. This generally makes it so spending can be placed onto bills before lawmakers can fully review them. Information on who requested the funding and what it will be used for is often not widely available either.<\/p>\n<p>More than $600 million in grants were signed into law last year by Whitmer, likely meaning reform to earmarks could significantly change what types of funding are approved for the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan House has already approved an earmark transparency plan, but the state Senate, which has a Democratic majority, has not adopted the rules. Whitmer&rsquo;s earmark proposal will apply to both chambers.<\/p>\n<p>Her proposal will require all grant information to be posted online five days before the budget passes and will prevent earmarks for for-profit entities. Appropriations subcommittees would also have to approve the grant.<\/p>\n<p>As a last step, grants would require a &ldquo;sponsorship letter&rdquo; with the legislator, recipient name, grant amount, and public purpose included, along with a pledge that there is no immediate conflict of interest for the legislator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This proposal brings the state into alignment with the federal government with regard to legislative grants creating a more transparent process,&rdquo; the state budget office wrote in a memo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The budget was introduced earlier Wednesday, with House Republicans giving it mixed reviews.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since Governor Whitmer has taken office, government spending has grown by 43% &mdash; this budget proposal continues that trend,&rdquo; Hall said in a statement. &ldquo;We are ready to take a hard look at her proposals, some of which are good ideas, but House Republicans will not grow government at the expense of hardworking taxpayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1978697\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1978697\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whitmer adopts Michigan House GOP&#8217;s grant transparency rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Whitmer-photo.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36586,49895,39197,12025],"class_list":["post-2399409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government-policy","tag-grant-transparency","tag-michigan-gop","tag-whitmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Whitmer-photo.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399413,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399409\/revisions\/2399413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}