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6:39 pm
Mon May 16, 2011

State government has more money to spend (but should it?)

Credit (photo by Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio)
State Capitol Building, Lansing, Michigan

Budget officials were briefed Monday on how Michigan’s economic recovery is shaping up, and what that means for the state budget. The news was mostly good – it appears there’s another $430 million available to help balance the budget. 

 Now that it’s agreed Michigan’s economy is improving and there’s more revenue, the arguments have started about how to use that money.  

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