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Whitmer prepares road 'triage' plan that may trim $2.5B ask

Whitmer is expected to make roads a focus in her Jan. 29 State of the State speech.

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FILE - In an Aug. 6, 2018 file photo, Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer fills a pothole during a campaign event in Southfield, Mich. After passing waves of tax cuts in recent years, some Republican-dominated states have decided it's time to make a big exception, calling for tax increases to fix roads crumbling from years of low funding and deferred maintenance. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

LANSING, Mich. — There is a ray of good news as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepares to renew her push for major new spending to fix Michigan's roads and bridges: Republican legislative leaders say addressing the funding is a priority for them, too.

But beyond that, uncertainty abounds over whether the Democratic governor and a tax-averse Legislature can agree on a plan.

Whitmer is expected to make roads a focus in her Jan. 29 State of the State speech after Republicans last year rejected a proposed 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike.

Details will follow, before she presents her budget on Feb. 6.

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