State Rep. Reggie Miller (middle) with colleagues on the House floor on Jan. 10, 2024, in the state Capitol in Lansing.
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 27, 2024 — The Michigan Legislature passed the final state budget for the 2025 fiscal year ahead of the legally required July 1 deadline. Leaders crafted a budget focused on strategic, targeted investments that improve the lives of people and hometowns across Michigan without raising taxes. After the vote, state Rep. Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Township) issued the following statement:
“This budget will help uplift our farmers, improve local government services and ensure more fresh fruits and vegetables at the kitchen table. It represents a commitment to stronger and safer main streets, healthier families and a more sustainable Michigan for all residents.”
The budget includes several items that will specifically benefit communities that Miller represents, including Belleville, Dundee, Romulus, Van Buren Township and Northwest Monroe County. Notable highlights include:
- $10.9 million for Monroe Community College Capital outlay.
- $5 million for Wayne Road repairs in Romulus.
- $4 million to support new housing in Dundee.
- $1 million for Romulus Public Safety initiatives
- $1 million for Romulus roads.
- $750,000 for Belleville Horizon Park.
- $500,000 to repair the Van Buren Quirk Road Intersection.
- $25,000 for Sumpter Twp Park improvements.
- $5 million in ongoing funding, an increase of $3 million from current year, for Double Up Food Bucks, which makes the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable.
- An additional $75 million in revenue sharing for local governments, bringing more funds home.
- $2.5 million in additional funding to support firefighters and other first responders with PTSD.
- $5.1 million to support the SEEDS nonprofit’s environmental education efforts.
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