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Candidate’s Gas-Card Giveaway Spurs Debate Over Michigan Tax Pause

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Kristi Rogers handed out $10 gas gift cards at a Detroit Freedom Fuel station on Oct. 14, 2026.
She used the giveaway to promote her husband, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
Mike Rogers called for suspending Michigan’s gas tax amid average gasoline prices reaching $4.59 per gallon.
Mark Brewer said the giveaway is legal only if cards aren’t tied to voting and expenditures are disclosed.

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Kristi Rogers handed out $10 gas gift cards at a Detroit Freedom Fuel station on Oct. 14, 2026.
She used the giveaway to promote her husband, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
Mike Rogers called for suspending Michigan’s gas tax amid average gasoline prices reaching $4.59 per gallon.
Mark Brewer said the giveaway is legal only if cards aren’t tied to voting and expenditures are disclosed.