LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan House of Representatives Wednesday evening approved an $80.9 billion budget proposal for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
Democrats in the House majority say highlights include money spent on issues like water infrastructure, housing and public safety, with House Appropriations Committee chair Representative Angela Witwer (D-Delta Twp) saying, “When we started out the House budget, we decided that we wanted to focus on locals, and we wanted to focus on the people. This isn’t about the politics, this is taking care of the people in Michigan.”
House Republicans pushed back, trying dozens of times without luck to amend the budget bills before they passed. Those attempted amendments aimed to provide more support for things like the public-school teachers’ retirement system, local roads, and government oversight.
House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp) said he wanted to see Democrats include more oversight requirements for programs the budget proposal would fund.
The state Senate could finalize its budget plan Thursday. It began that work last week by passing proposals for a few state departments.
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