State House Passes Budget

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The Michigan House has passed a $65-billion state budget. There’s an agreement between the Republican-led House with Governor Whitmer, but not with the Senate. The House passed budget approved the release of billions in federal COVID-19 relief aid for K-12 schools. It would eliminate a funding gap among school districts. Republican Representative John Roth, of Traverse City says it amounts to the most money every spent on Michigan kids.

“Finally we have an equal foundation amount across the board for the entire state,” says Roth. “Northern Michigan is trying to get this for a long time, but today we can say we’re going to have equal foundation funding across the state. Great news.”

The next fiscal year does not start until October 1, but a law requires lawmakers to send the governor a plan by July 1. It could be delayed if there’s no deal with the Senate.