Both sides of the aisle are expressing concerns over Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $250 million overhaul of the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund.

First created in 2021 as a reaction to Ford Motor Co. moving major manufacturing to Kentucky and Tennessee, the fund has since doled out $1.7 billion to Ford and General Motors in an attempt to keep the companies away from “right to work” states.

Senate Community and Economic Development Committee Chairwoman Mallory McMorrow, (D-Royal Oak), described the SOAR fund as reactionary in a March floor speech.

“And I think sometimes we have to take hard lessons in acknowledging that sometimes even with the best intentions, things may not turn out the way that we wish,” McMorrow said.

Michigan Republicans, such as Rep. Donni Steele (R-Orion Township), have criticized SOAR spending as corporate welfare.

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