Michigan Reduces State Per Student Spending

Mark Hornbeck:

Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced this morning she will order a $125-per-pupil cut for public school students to deal with the state's growing fiscal problem.

Letters to school superintendents informing them of the cuts will go out on Monday, the governor said.

The Legislature would then have 30 days to react. Lawmakers could accept or reject the cuts, or come up with the money to avoid the reductions.

"I'm angry at the Senate Republicans for having an extremist ideology. No matter what happens to Michigan, they won't consider revenues," Granholm told reporters this morning.

Michigan has lost many auto industry jobs over the past few years.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 27, 2007 12:02 AM
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