Michigan Senate debates reversing Gov. Whitmer's environmental overhaul
LANSING A state Senate Committee on Thursday debated whether to overturn Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers executive order to reshape the states environmental department Republicans latest maneuver in a power struggle that could derail hopes for bipartisanship early into Michigans new era of divided government.
The Oversight Committee took no vote on a resolution to rescind Whitmers order to morph the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Hearings will continue next week, said Chairman Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan.
But Republicans on the committee voiced clear displeasure, even anger, at Whitmers order mostly because it would eliminate business-friendly oversight panels that GOP lawmakers created last year.
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