A House subcommittee's move this week to end a requirement that providers for the state's preschool program contract with community-based providers for at least 30 percent of their allocation for new classrooms came under sharp criticism Friday from several groups.
A House subcommittee on Thursday moved a budget proposal that provides a lesser foundation allowance increase than what Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed, but also lowers the unfunded actuarial accrued liability coming from schools.
The budget for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity proposed by a House subcommittee on Thursday declined to provide funding for several economic development initiatives recommended by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and instead invests in existing programs, such as housing development.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer replaced Fay Beydoun on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee on Thursday.
The House put forward its first ever budget recommendation for the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, which was created last July by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The proposed House budget for the Department of Corrections emphasizes preparing inmates for reentry in addition to improving health care.
More full-time employees and funding to support the State Board of Education was included in a House budget proposal for the Department of Education on Thursday.
A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to allocate $53.4 million toward opioid recovery and addiction care services, a move that comes amid criticism the state has been slow to spend money it received as part of a national opioid settlement.
A $4.6 million funding request for the state judiciary's Michigan-wide case management system, a priority for Governor Gretchen Whitmer, was not included in the House's version of the 2024-25 judiciary budget reported by an appropriations panel on Wednesday.
The Senate Appropriations Department of Education Subcommittee added new funding for a charter school transparency database to its fiscal year 2024-25 budget recommendation for the Department of Education, among other changes.