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Michigan Gov. Whitmer expected to veto GOP-backed school choice bill
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to veto legislation that would allow children to qualify for scholarships to attend private schools, with expenses such as tutoring covered by taxpayer dollars.
"The Michigan Constitution sets up a system of school funding designed to ensure the quality of free public education in Michigan," said Whitmer spokesman Bobby Leddy, according to the Detroit Free Press. Leddy also said the legislation allows for "the diversion of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars annually to private institutions."
"Michiganders are tired of the attempts to force a Betsy DeVos-style voucher program that drain resources from our public schools," Leddy added, saying the "legislation is a non-starter."
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