State representative warns $645M grant clawback could affect Benton Harbor projects
State Representative Joy Andrews told the commission a late-year House appropriations action led the attorney general to call the clawback unconstitutional; a temporary restraining order is in place while courts review whether state-directed grants (including funds tied to Benton Harbor projects) can be paid out.
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State Representative Joy Andrews updated the Benton Harbor City Commission on a statewide grant dispute that could affect local projects. Andrews said about $645,000,000 in legislative-directed grants were rescinded by the House appropriations committee late last year; the attorney general has issued an opinion calling that action unconstitutional and the speaker has sued, prompting a temporary restraining order on further disbursements while the courts consider the matter.
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