$750,000
in Federal Dollars Coming for Road Repairs
The Michigan Department of Transportation
will be receiving $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of
Transportation to aid in the cost of repairs to roads and bridges following
last week’s flooding in Southeast Michigan. The money comes from the Federal
highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program and officials stated that there
more would be coming.
Benton
Harbor Schools Financial Emergency Confirmed
Governor Rick Snyder confirmed a financial
emergency in Benton Harbor Area Schools on Tuesday. Under Public Act 436 of
2012, the district has seven days to choose between entering into a consent
agreement with the state, seeking a neutral evaluation process, going into
Chapter 9 bankruptcy, or getting an emergency manager. The district general
fund deficit would have bloomed to $17.5 million in the 2012-2013 school year
if not for an emergency loan according to the report.