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This week, the House and Senate passed their respective versions of the state budget bills for the upcoming 2022 Fiscal Year, moving the state one step closer to having a finalized budget. Many of the budgets were passed along partisan lines and are in contrast to what Governor Gretchen Whitmer had recommended. This will necessitate […]

MLC lobbyist Craig Ryan has put together a budget document outlining the estimated dates for each step in the process of completing the upcoming fiscal year state budget. This document will walk you through the steps of finalizing the budget prior to the new fiscal year, beginning on October 1, 2021. While both chambers have […]

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported budgets bills this week as the legislature continues to work to complete budgets for the upcoming 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, beginning on October 1, 2021. The Senate Appropriations Committee reported all 17 budgets on Wednesday, during which they considered over 100 amendments. However, a majority of those budgets remained […]

Legislation appropriating supplemental funding to aid in the state’s response to the pandemic, to help local units of government with local road repairs, and restoring school funding previously vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, was reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. The first bill, introduced by Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Stamas (R-Midland), appropriates $4.4 […]

House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees began reporting the budget bills within their purview this week. Most notably, several House subcommittees chose to appropriate on a quarterly basis, instead of the traditional method of appropriating for the entire fiscal year. Chairs of those subcommittees stated this would allow for better oversight on appropriated funds. However, some […]

This week, the House and Senate approved of legislation appropriating COVID-19 of relief funding. The bills contain reallocated funding that was vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer last week. Funding within the bills include: $300 million in grants to offset property tax payments for affected homeowners and businesses. $150 million for the Unemployment Trust Fund. $55 […]

On Thursday, members of the Senate Republican Caucus introduced a plan to help the state’s K-12 education system recover from a year of academic losses brought on by COVID-19. The plan seeks to provide tools and resources to help parents, teachers, and administrators get students back on track and implements changes to the state’s educational […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation appropriating Federal funds to help in the state’s response to the pandemic. This includes, a $2.25/hour wage increase for direct care workers, $283 million in emergency rental assistance, up to $110 million for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million for testing and tracing. However, the governor also […]