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How much Michigan, each county will get from $1.9T COVID relief bill
Read full article: How much Michigan, each county will get from $1.9T COVID relief billMichigan is set to receive a big chunk of dollars from the newly signed $1.9T COVID-19 relief package. Most noticeable to many Americans are provisions providing up to $1,400 in direct payments and extending $300 weekly emergency unemployment benefits into early September. More: 3rd stimulus check update: When to expect $1,400 payments, who’s eligibleAdThe COVID-19 relief bill also includes about $65B in funding for states. Related: Biden aims for quicker shots, ‘independence from this virus’According to data compiled by NAOC, Michigan will receive a total of $1,936,889,416. Below is a breakdown of estimated funding by Michigan county:
Michigan legislature passes budget ahead of deadline, increase in funding for K-12 schools
Read full article: Michigan legislature passes budget ahead of deadline, increase in funding for K-12 schoolsLANSING, Mich. – Michigan has a budget in place for 2021 that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. The coronavirus originally had the state making dire budget predictions that there would be a more than $1 billion hole to fill. Road funding gets the full $600 million expected and some programs, which were axed in the last budget like Pure Michigan, are being funded again. An item that is being cut at a $12 million saving is the Detroit Re-Entry Center, which does prisoner programming. The Michigan Department of Corrections is also slimming down administration for a $2.5 million saving.