Should Michigan Abolish MEDC? Whitmer’s $200K Asia Trip Revives Debate | The States

Superintendent candidates face off in California and Arizona, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spends $200,000 on an 8 day trip to Asia, election integrity questions swirl in Arizona's Maricopa county, and more.

On today's episode of The States, guest host Esther Wickham looks at the races for State superintendent in California and Arizona which candidates discussing different issues from school choice to AI in schools to getting politics out of the classroom. California voters will choose between Democrat Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, and Republican Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education. In Arizona, voters will choose between Republican Yee and Democrat Ruiz for superintendent of public instruction.

Wickham also talked with The Center Square's Elyse Apel about Michigan Gov. Whitmer's trip to Asia funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Gov Whitmer has taken several trips abroad costing tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars during her tenure as governor. And MEDC has faced ongoing scrutiny about the taxpayer dollars it funnels to businesses and whether there has been a return on those investments.