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Homeless youth would be able to access health care without parental consent under a bill sponsored by Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) that is part of a bill package sponsored by Rep. Lori Stone (D-Warren) and Rep. John Roth (R-Interlochen).

The House Veterans and Homeland Committee took testimony Tuesday pertaining to a mental health crisis killing veterans.

Senate Republicans Thursday proposed niche funding pots for school safety while offering a total of 28 failed amendments to Democrats' PreK-12 budget recommendation, to which Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) said "talk is cheap."

Senate Republicans offered 96 failed amendments and attempted substitutes during the Senate's second day of approving $52.9 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 spending proposals Wednesday.

Schools would receive at least $9,700 per pupil, 4-year-old preschool could be paid from the traditional K-12 foundation allowance, and universal free lunch and breakfast would start at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, under a School Aid Fund budget .