Susan J. Demas: It took a Democratic governor to ax pork-barrel spending in Michigan

It’s been nine months since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took office, but Republicans are still struggling to accept that they don’t run everything in Michigan anymore. She’s also managed to do what conservatives have piously begged for: Cut $1 billion in pork-barrel spending from the budget — the opposite of what her supposed fiscal genius GOP … Continue reading Susan J. Demas: It took a Democratic governor to ax pork-barrel spending in Michigan