Blog tagged as Budget

GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border

04/19/24 06:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border
Deploying Michigan National Guard units to Texas to aid its state authorities in managing illegal Mexico-United States border crossings is an action the Legislature's Republican leaders are pushing for, following a recent trip to Eagle Pass, a Texas city adjacent to the river Rio Grande.

Senate Passes Mandatory Kindergarten For 5 Year-Olds, 21-15 

04/17/24 12:18 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Passes Mandatory Kindergarten For 5 Year-Olds, 21-15 
Children must be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year if they are at least 5 years old on Sept. 1, 2025, under legislation approved in the Senate Tuesday, 21-15.

Senate Not Following Gov's MPSERS Plan; Other Priorities 

04/16/24 10:17 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Not Following Gov's MPSERS Plan; Other Priorities 
The Senate will not be following the Governor's proposal to spend anticipated debt payments for public school retirees on other education programs as part of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget

Michigan's Pavement Quality Ranks Low 

04/15/24 10:46 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan's Pavement Quality Ranks Low 
Michigan ranks 40th nationally, and 10th in an 11-state peer group, on its overall pavement quality across the state

Wayne State Proposes 'Three Bucket' Solution To Address Healthcare Shortage 

04/09/24 01:55 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Wayne State Proposes 'Three Bucket' Solution To Address Healthcare Shortage 
Wayne State University officials Monday proposed to an appropriations subcommittee a three-part proposal to address the state's "critical healthcare workforce shortage" by recruiting clinicians to work as adjunct faculty