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Michigan’s 2025 budget mandates public disclosure of Senate earmark requests and cuts key workforce programs, while seeking accountability reforms.
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.
Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony is pushing to codify these reforms, including claw-back provisions for failed projects.
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.
Lawmakers are developing a replacement for SOAR to maintain economic development efforts.
El presupuesto de 2025 de Michigan exige la divulgación pública de las solicitudes de asignación del Senado y recorta programas clave de fuerza laboral, mientras busca reformas de rendición de cuentas.