Whitmer signs state budget, education funding and housing bills into law

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 1,377

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed her eighth and final education budget into law Tuesday at an event in Southfield, celebrating wins in continuing to fund free school meals, free pre-K, free community colleges and what Whitmer’s office called a “historic investment in student literacy.”

The budget totaled around $22.9 billion — $20.6 billion from the school aid fund and $1.2 billion from the general fund.

“This year, we’re making historic investments in early …

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