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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $82.5 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2025 .
Whitmer touted funds for public safety, economic security and infrastructure.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan praised a number of the state’s investments, including $100 million invested into constructing additional affordable housing.
Duggan said the city will also be able to hire another 100 police officers.
The budget includes $150 million to support the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Facility .
Members of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus highlighted funding for a number of efforts supporting maternal and infant health including $3.9 million gross and $1.1 million from the general fund to support doula care.
While funds for many local projects requested by lawmakers were cleared, not all of them escaped the governor’s pen.
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