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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $15M for grant program championed by donor Fay Beydoun
The origins of a lucrative taxpayer grant for a Metro Detroit businesswoman trace back to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's ...
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Questions mount about Whitmer’s potential connection to $20M grant under investigation
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has remained silent about her potential involvement in the $20 million state grant that her appointee ...
Whitmer preferred competitive grant process for Beydoun initiative, Gilchrist says
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office would have preferred a competitive grant program championed by donor Fay Beydoun to the $20 ...
Beydoun offered to pay MEDC back $5M of $20M grant in 'show of good faith'
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation "demanded" the return of millions of dollars in taxpayer money, a spokeswoman ...
Nesbitt: Time to open federal investigation into Whitmer grant scandal
Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt is calling for a federal investigation into the matter, sending a letter to U.S.
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Whitmer budget proposed $15M grant for accelerator idea pursued by donor Beydoun
Bridge Michigan reported, and Crain's confirmed Wednesday, that Beydoun — a Whitmer donor and former Michigan Democratic ...
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Records: Businesswoman hosted Whitmer fundraiser while seeking $20M earmark
An ongoing embezzlement probe reveals communication between businesswoman Fay Beydoun and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ...
Whitmer's office mum on top advisors' role in $20M MEDC grant wrapped up in criminal probe
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office has repeatedly refused to answer questions about what role her office played in a grant for a ...
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Nesbitt: Time to open federal investigation into Whitmer grant scandal
“I am writing to request a review by the Office of the Inspector General into the actions of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Fay Beydoun and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. regarding a $20 ...