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State Lawmakers Wrangle Over Plan To Add Money To Michigan’s Rainy Day Fund

Lawmakers in Lansing are beginning the months-long task of approving a budget for the next fiscal year.

Almost as soon as Governor Rick Snyder released his proposed budget, legislators on both sides of the aisle started questioning a plan to add money to the state’s savings account.

As The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher tells us, a lot of people have a lot of other ideas on how to use that money.

Jake Neher is a reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He covers the State Legislature and other political events in Lansing.
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