Legislature Sends Vetoed Spending to Governor

Liz Gullett

Mar 19, 2021

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 million for grants to help struggling businesses with unemployment taxes.
$50 million to reimburse businesses that were charged licensing and inspection fees by the state even when their businesses were closed.
$10 million to reimburse parents for costs associated with summer school.
$87 million in federal Governor’s Emergency Education Relief grants for nonpublic schools.

The bills will be sent to Governor Whitmer for her consideration.

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