Lawmakers call on governor to give up powers in order to get billions in school funding released
House Republicans are threatening to withhold funds if Governor Whitmer doesn't give up her powers to limit in person school.
and last updated 2021-01-27 20:17:18-05
LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) â Give up your epidemic powers if you want us to release billions in funding for schools in Michigan.
That the message some House Republicans are sending the governor, as they release a new COVID-19 response plan. It came on Wednesday before Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) delivered her State of the State address.
Michigan House Appropriations Committee Chair Thomas Albert (R-86th District) says the COVID-19 Response plan promises to provide 2.1 billion dollars to schools - hit hard by the costs of COVID-19.