MichMash: Setting the budget for the 2025 fiscal year

May 10, 2024

“MichMash” host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer’s Alethia Kasben sat down with state Rep. Mike McFall to discuss what items he would like to see on the agenda. 

FILE - The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing.

FILE - The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing.

  The Michigan House and Senate are creating their versions of the budget for the 2025 fiscal year. MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service’s Alethia Kasben, sat down with state Rep. Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park) to discuss what items he would like to see on the agenda. 

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In this episode:
  • The budget for the 2025 fiscal year
  • The Taylor Swift Bill
  • Redistricting
McFall says he has a few things personally he hopes he gets funding for. “The [Michigan] Secure Retirement Savings [program]…I need money in the budget for that,” said McFall. The program would be an IRA targeted at the 41% of Michigan workers that don’t have access to a retirement savings fund. McFall said the program would save the state money so that older residents wouldn’t need public assistance and they could age in place. The budget process is generally a long process. The Michigan House and Senate are currently crafting their versions of the budget. McFall hopes the budget is finalized before the start of the summer.   “I would like to see us get some more things across the finish line before we go on break for campaigning. I think Michigan wants us to get stuff across the finish line. I am expecting for us to get some things done. Some of it won’t happen until this fall. That will probably be the bulk of it.” he said.   Of the bills getting the most attention, auto no fault is on the top of the list, according to the representative.   More from WDET: More from Gongwer News Service:

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  • WDET reporter and producer Hernz Laguerre Jr.
    Hernz Laguerre Jr. is a Multimedia Journalist at 101.9 WDET. He is one of the co-host for "Detroit Evening Report," one of the weekend anchors for "Weekend Edition," the producer for our political podcast, "MichMash," and reports on arts, culture and politics.

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