State lawmakers back in Lansing to work on the budget

School districts waiting for budget news out of Lansing

Schools around Southwest Michigan are anxiously awaiting news on the next state budget as lawmakers in Lansing continue negotiations. Berrien RESA Superintendent Eric Hoppstock tells us conversations are happening at districts all across the state as school leaders have had to draft budgets based on projections rather than hard numbers. Hoppstock says because schools have to budget over the summer, many have done so using the same state funding …

State lawmakers back in Lansing to work on the budget

State lawmakers are back in Lansing with more budget talks at the top of the agenda. There are negotiations on two fronts — school funding and a roads plan. Republican state Representative Joseph Aragona from Macomb County is anxious to get back to work and get something to the governor. “The House passed a $3.2 billion roads plan without raising any revenue,” Argona said. “I think the Senate’s probably going to go a little bit different directi…