9 things you might have missed in Gov. Whitmer’s budget proposal
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces the reinstatement high school winter contact sports on Feb. 4, 2021 during a press conference.Michigan Executive Office of the Governor
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday kicked off budget season with her budget proposal, which clocked in at a historic $67.1 billion.
It’s the first step of determining how much state money goes where in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
Some of the toplines included $300 million for bridge repairs, $192.4 million across two fiscal years for programs that assist people with community college costs, and a per-pupil increase of $82 to $164 for K-12 schools.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmerâs Proposed Budget Prioritizes Clean Water
Drew YoungeDyke
Michigan Governor Proposes Investments in Clean Water Infrastructure, PFAS Clean-up
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 11, 2021) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed state budget includes critically needed investments in clean water infrastructure and the clean-up of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals.” The National Wildlife Federation urged the Michigan Legislature to adopt these recommendations to help protect people and wildlife alike.
“The National Wildlife Federation supports the strong water, energy and environmental justice funding initiatives within Gov. Whitmer’s FY 2022 Executive Budget. In particular, the focus on water and energy infrastructure that is targeted toward low-income communities is a necessary and just investment,” said Mike Shriberg, Great Lakes Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation. “The funds for cleaning up PFAS, the fore
Enbridge Energy announced today that they will not comply with the State of Michigan’s order to shut down the flow of oil through the twin Line 5 pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac by May 2021. The state of Michigan revoked Enbridge’s easement permitting the pipeline due to multiple incurable violations and a lack of due care in its operation.
Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio
The University of Michigan has a draft plan to reach carbon neutrality. The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality’s recommendations call for the university’s campuses to reduce emissions and to use carbon offsets to become carbon neutral by 2025 and reduce total U-M emissions to net-zero by 2040.
“My first impression is that this is the type of thing that can move the University of Michigan from a laggard to a leader,” said Mike Shriberg, the Great Lakes Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation. He’s been critical of the university for taking so long to do something. Shriberg formerly was the Education Director of the Graham Sustainability Institute at the university.