Michigan House passes $56.7B budget bills

LANSING, MI - The Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two budget bills spending a total of $56.7 billion on everything from the state's operations to educating Michigan's children.

The omnibus budget, which lays out funds for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, 2017, passed 66-41. A second bill containing the education budget passed 71-36.

The omnibus budget passed by the House clocked in at 39.8 billion, lower than the current omnibus budget of 39.9 billion the legislature passed last year. The education budget at 16.9 billion came in higher than the current fiscal year spend of $16.6 billion.

The total spend approved by the House on Tuesday would be 56.7 billion, higher than the current spend of $56.6 billion.

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