Government Grant Questioned After Taxpayers Buy $4,500 Coffee Maker
Michigan Republicans are calling for accountability within the Michigan Economic Development Corp. after taxpayers reportedly bought an $11,000 flight to Budapest and a $4,500 coffee maker. Metro Detroit businesswoman and MEDC executive committee member Fay Beydoun received a $20 million grant for her company Global Link International to attract international business. The Detroit News reported that money paid for a flight to a conference in Budapest and a Jura coffee maker. Full story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_bd198ccc-f71a-11ee-b214-436639f5bf60.html --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michigan-in-focus/support
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Michigan Republicans are calling for accountability within the Michigan Economic Development Corp. after taxpayers reportedly bought an $11,000 flight to Budapest and a $4,500 coffee maker. Metro Detroit businesswoman and MEDC executive committee member Fay Beydoun received a $20 million grant for her company Global Link International to attract international business. The Detroit News reported that money paid for a flight to a conference in Budapest and a Jura coffee maker.
Full story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_bd198ccc-f71a-11ee-b214-436639f5bf60.html
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michigan-in-focus/support
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