Blog categorized as Budget

A coalition of 13 education associations Tuesday opposed the House’s proposed Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) fund extension

Democrats are considering linking next year's budget to an economic development reform proposal that could transform Detroit's Renaissance Center from General Motors' headquarters to new housing and a regional hub for mass transit

Members on both sides of the aisle agreed today on an amendment funding the state’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base at $10 million, but when the Democrat-proposed amendment prevailed over the Republican-led one, Rep. Tom Kuhn (R-Troy) called out Dems for “political theater.”

The Senate's $547.6 million spending plan for the Governor's developing “lifelong education” department deploys $75.9 million to raising child care rates for providers, specifically for those in Michigan's child care subsidy program for poor families.

A pilot project would be launched to test how to assess vehicle fees based on miles traveled, under a provision added to the Senate and House's proposed transportation budgets Wednesday afternoon.