Keeping our schools and communities safe
Despite Republican amendments to support our schools and mounting pressure from education groups in Michigan, Democrats rammed a pork-filled, partisan budget through the legislature in the early hours of the morning toward the end of last month. Sadly, one of the most significant cuts to spending in this budget did not come in the form of less corporate welfare or cutting subsidies for swimming pools and pickleball courts. Instead of cutting wasteful spending that grows government, Democrats passed a 92% cut to school safety and mental health funding in the budget.