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They came for the cannabis to fix the damn roads and they always come back to feed. And like a stray cat we feed them. What’s the budget like at your house?

The Michigan Senate acted on Wednesday to approve a budget plan totaling $84.6 billion, which features increased funding for public schools and enhanced economic relief compared to the proposal put forth by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in February.

In February, Whitmer’s budget director, Jen Flood, said student test scores were suffering across the country.

“Unfortunately, Michigan is a part of that trend, and we all need to do better,” 

The Senate’s budget eliminated Whitmer’s proposals to introduce new accountability measures for schools establish a 32% tax on vape products and increase the fee charged to trash haulers at landfills from 36 cents per ton to $5 dollars. Quite a pocket picking hike.

Senators are proposing approximately 84 million dollars in new revenue through pending legislation aimed at increasing fees for hunting and fishing licenses while also snatching $10 bucks for a no choice recreation passport, which allows vehicle access to state parks, a mandatory part of the vehicle registration process.

The House hasn’t introduced or detailed its plans. And the Senate’s proposal is about $1 billion larger than Whitmer’s, which was about $83.6 billion.

The Michigan Senate approved Wednesday a $84.6-billion budget plan that was marked by higher spending on public schools and economic relief than what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed in February.

The Senate’s budget axed Whitmer’s ideas to impose new accountability measures for schools, to institute a 32% tax on vape products and to hike a tax that trash haulers pay at landfills from 36 cents per ton to $5.

However, senators included about $84 million in new revenue from pending legislation to increase fees on hunting and fishing licenses and to abscond with a $10 recreation passport, which allows vehicles to access state parks, mandatory as part of registering a vehicle.

So far, the House hasn’t introduced or detailed its plans. And the Senate’s proposal is about $1 billion larger than Whitmer’s, which was about $83.6 billion.

In February, Whitmer’s budget director, Jen Flood, said student test scores were suffering across the country.

“Unfortunately, Michigan is a part of that trend, and we all need to do better,”

Read more about how much more here

Here’s some related links

• Final Signed Budget Bills
• Governor Whitmer Proposes 2026 State Budget
• Whitmer Goes to Spain for Michigan’s Economy

The more YOU pay… the better things will be.

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