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flag Michigan’s 2025 budget mandates public disclosure of Senate earmark requests and cuts key workforce programs, while seeking accountability reforms.

flag Michigan’s finalized 2025 budget includes new transparency rules requiring Senate lawmakers to publicly disclose earmark requests before voting, a change aimed at improving accountability amid ongoing criminal investigations into alleged fund misuse. flag Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony is pushing to codify these reforms, including claw-back provisions for failed projects. flag The budget eliminated the SOAR program and cut funding for workforce training initiatives like Going Pro, reducing the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s budget by about 25%, though officials remain committed to expanding apprenticeships and job opportunities for marginalized groups. flag Lawmakers are developing a replacement for SOAR to maintain economic development efforts.

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