Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a spending bill today. It puts more than 28-(m) million dollars toward things like implementing new provisions in the Lead and Copper Rule and funding the Attorney General’s investigation into the Catholic Church.
But this is not the spending bill people in Lansing have been expecting.
The full spending plan for the 20-19 to 20-20 spending year has yet to be completed. And its September 30th deadline is fast approaching. In a statement, Whitmer chastised the Legislature for effectively breaking for the summer without finalizing the budget.
Whitmer said – quote – “There’s no reason why the bipartisan work that went into passing this supplemental shouldn’t carry over into passing the full 2020 budget. Instead of going on summer break, the Republican Legislature should get back to work so we can finish the job. Let's get it done.”
Republican leaders in the House and Senate have said that they’ll still be working even if the Legislature isn’t meeting.