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The Senate Appropriations Committee is considering giving Dow Chemical $120 million in Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund money so it can update its R&D, expand its silicon manufacturing and update the infrastructure at its Michigan Operations Industrial Park in Midland.

Legislative Democrats are using $125 million leftover from an old 2022 cost sharing program for one-time mental health and public safety grants to school districts

A $305 million supplemental would replace cuts made in the fiscal year (FY) '25 budget for school safety and mental health as part of a bill package sponsored by Reps. Nancy DeBoer (R-Holland) and Jaime Greene (R-Richmond).

While declining revenues, a slowing economy, demographic changes and structural deficits may be among the top fiscal issues for states

All departments will no longer need to report to legislators on the severance packages given to outgoing state employees, particularly high-ranking department officials and directors, under the recently signed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.