Michigan’s budget director is leaving his position in October once the fiscal year budget is completed, the governor’s office announced Friday.

The Michigan Senate has voted unanimously to allocate nearly $4.4 billion in federal COVID-19 aid to K-12 schools after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration reached an agreement.

Dave has been an outstanding CFO for the city of Detroit and I congratulate him on taking this new opportunity. He helped set Detroit on a course of continued financial stability while ensuring continued service levels we’ve maintained, even during COVID-19. Dave leaves the city in a strong financial position, which has made it possible for us to sell up to $250 million in bonds to transform more of our neighborhoods through Proposal N. I wish him well and know he will be just as successful as our state’s budget director. Mike Duggan

The Office of Inspector General finalized a report on the city's alleged preferential treatment toward Wayne State University's Make Your Date program. However, he did say the staff members named in the OIG report will undergo additional training. City officials said Duggan will consult with HR Director Denise Starr on the OIG recommendation on potential discipline for the three employees. Duggan's office released this statement on Monday:"After reviewing the OIG report released this morning, Mayor Duggan noted that the report specifically found that the Mayor's actions did not "violate any policies, procedures, or laws." "With regard to email deletion, the OIG report also made no finding that any law, ordinance, or city policy was broken.

DETROIT - Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan claims emails related to an investigation into the city's support of a nonprofit organization were deleted to protect two employees. READ: Detroit mayor's office told employees to delete emails related to investigation, OIG says"You had a time a year ago of enormous media scrutiny," Duggan said. City officials said Duggan will consult with HR Director Denise Starr on the OIG recommendation on potential discipline for the three employees. He will also seek a recommendation for a new policy relative to personal use of email, officials said. "With regard to email deletion, the OIG report also made no finding that any law, ordinance, or city policy was broken.