The FY 09-10 budgets have all passed. The general government budget (including a large cut to revenue sharing) is one of six budgets which passed the House and Senate, but the Senate Republicans refuse to send to the Governor for her consideration because they don't want her to veto it and send it back to them.
Negotiations on different revenue-generating proposals for the state continue in both chambers this week.
The House last week passed several bills that would generate revenues for the state which would be used to backfill cuts in the FY 09-10 budgets to revenue sharing,
Medicaid, higher education, and K-12.
The House still has a few more bills to consider in order to generate the
total dollars neededand the Senate now must consider these bills as well.
The Senate passed two bills that would
generate revenues to backfill cuts in k-12 education, and would also provide
dollars to phase out the Michigan Business Tax surcharge (at least in the first year). These bills, though, did not restore the
revenue sharing cuts and, additionally, cut the amount of Brownfield credits
that can be issued by $10 million. They also seem to create further budget deficits in future years. These bills hurt communities by failing to reinstate cuts to promised revenue sharing, and they ensure less community revitalization by reducing Brownfield redevelopment opportunities. These bills now move to the
House for consideration.
Please urge legislators to pass new
revenues that would restore cuts to FY ‘09-10 revenue sharing and not further hurt economic development in communities; and urge the
governor to veto the budget if deep cuts to public safety are not presented to
her and not backfilled with new revenues.
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