LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan House and Senate have passed a record $81.7 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2024.
State officials says a record surplus will be spent on fixing roads, building low-income housing, replacing lead water lines, and bolstering education.
While some Republicans voted for the plan, that did not include House Minority Leader Matt Hall of Kalamazoo County. Hall blasted the budget plan, saying “it creates unsustainable programs and funds pork projects yet neglects roads, school safety, and other essential priorities of the people of Michigan.”
Last month, Hall proposed $1 billion for local road repairs, but he says Democrats refused to include the key funding in the budget, investing jus $80 million in some bridges, far short of the $1.5 billion he says is needed to fix critical bridges in the state.
