Whitmer plans to use State of the State to request funding for free community college for all

(Michigan Advance) It was an unusual way to announce a major policy priority, but using a talking potato, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that she plans to ask lawmakers to help fund two years of free community college for all high school graduates.

The social media post featured Whitmer telling a talking spud named Professor Potato that because “every Michigander deserves an opportunity to go to college without frying their bank account,” she will use her State of the State address Wednesday night to make the request.

“Michiganders will save an average of $4,000 as they earn their associate’s degree, setting them up to earn a bachelor’s or start working and earn a bigger paycheck,” she said.

In a follow up post, sans Professor Potato, Whitmer said Michigan must find a way to prevent rising costs from interfering with people’s dreams. ...............(more)

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