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Michigan Legislature OKs $1.3 billion budget bill

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, speaks with reporters about his eight-year tenure and the Legislature’s lame-duck session on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at his offices in Lansing, Mich. He did not tip his hand when asked about GOP-backed lame-duck legislation to dilute the authority of Democrats taking over top offices in January. He said he is not a "horse-trader” who will sign bills he may not like in exchange for getting his priorities enacted, and his bottom line is whether bills are good for residents. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

LANSING Mich (AP) – Michigan’s Legislature has approved a $1.3 billion budget plan that would spend more on roads, environmental cleanup and mental health counselors in schools.

The bills heading to Gov. Rick Snyder for his expected signature also would allocate funding to hire more child protective services caseworkers in the wake of a scathing audit of the agency. The vote early Friday was the final chance for the Republican governor and many lawmakers to put their imprint on spending.

Majority Republicans and Democrats voted for the legislation. But Democrats voted against a related measure that would redirect taxes from online sales to roads and other priorities. They say it is unfair to schools that were in line to get the windfall from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that enabled the state to require taxation from more online purchases.

Republicans says schools already are getting record funding.

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