Tag: budget
Bridge elections FAQ video: Budget, voting and endless Whitmer speculation | Bridge Michigan
Watch Bridge Michiganâs latest installment of Elections FAQ, a new weekly video feature in which reporters answer reader questions….
Cornies: Canada Day, a mile-marker on our country’s road to diversity
Public art projects highlighting Indigenous themes and artists are one way to move toward greater commitment.
Hospital unions fear layoffs as LHSC deficit soars to $150M
Workers at LHSC have a message for the hospital as it copes with a deficit expected to nearly double to $150M by the spring of 2025.
Construction officially begins on new Rockwood Terrace in Durham
Nearly 10 years after Grey County began exploring redevelopment options, shovels hit the dirt Friday morning in Durham to officially kick off the new 128-bed Rockwood Terrace construction. Once completed, sometime in 2026 if all goes to plan, the new long-term care home and the county’s largest capital project to date will offer 28 additional […]
As crisis rages, Michigan speeds up opioid spending in new budget | Bridge Michigan
The state will pump close to $50 million into addiction services next year from opioid settlement funds. Itâs a big increase over current spending….
At odds over education, Michigan lawmakers near deal on $80B budget | Bridge Michigan
Michigan lawmakers are preparing for a lengthy session Wednesday and aim to finalize the state budget in addition to other policy priorities. There’s still a lot to work though….
Michigan lawmakers add $411M in pet projects to state budget | Bridge Michigan
From zoos to sports parks, see what special projects Michigan lawmakers funded with earmarks in the state budget….
Union blames province as London-area Children’s Aid Society cuts jobs
The London-area child welfare agency is cutting jobs and overhauling some services in the face of a “significant” budget shortfall that its union blames on inadequate provincial funding. Nineteen unionized and four management jobs are affected by the shake-up, said the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex. Its executive director said spending cuts alone, […]
Michigan’s $83B budget deal boosts housing, scraps Whtimer’s trash fee hike | Bridge Michigan
Michigan lawmakers unveiled the $82.5 billion spending plan after midnight and gave final approval around 4:45 a.m….