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Whitmer Vetoes Nine Bills, Unions Decry Betrayal

7/11/2026

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  • Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed nine bills after the Michigan Supreme Court refused the Senate’s appeal, keeping mandamus order.
  • Speaker Matt Hall delivered the bills on Friday after an 18-month dispute, which Whitmer said April 2 2025 retroactive date would make impossible.
  • The AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers and Michigan Education Association called the veto a betrayal, backed by a fiscal analysis said the health-care bill would add $5-$7 million per percentage-point to public-employer costs.