A2: State Budget

The Detroit Free Press reports that the state is now expected to take in up to $690 million more in tax revenues next year than had been previously forecast. The article quotes state Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), who says the additional revenues “give us the opportunity to do for the first time this year what we said we wanted to do – invest in jobs.” Irwin proposes increasing spending on alternative energy, transportation infrastructure and public schools. [Source]