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Despite increases in state and federal funding, Michigan still faces a $3.9 billion gap annually in roadway funding
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The budget does not represent an overall increase in funding for K-12 schools, community colleges and universities. In fact, it’s a slight decrease
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St. Mark’s Breakfast Café is held every Saturday
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This EV initiative called “The Lake Michigan Circuit” aims to support coastal tourism
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of the funds while visiting the Gun Lake Tribe earlier this week
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She made the announcement during a visit to Grand Rapids’ Boys & Girls Club Wednesday
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The marquee battle was over the education budget that set spending for public universities, community colleges and K-through-12 schools
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Democratic leaders want to finish budgets for state departments, aid to local governments and spending on K-through-12 schools, community colleges and public universities
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At first the fund depended entirely on lawmakers appropriating money for it every time it started to run low. That changed with the passage of legislation last year that created an automatic funding mechanism through the end of Fiscal Year 2025. The new funding mechanism would run for ten years
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Last year’s voter-approved millage funding doesn’t start until December of 2025. KDL is investigating why that is