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Lansing wins: Rochester Hills’ lobbyists, Rep. Tisdel tout budget wins, earmark transparency and local grants
Summary
City lobbyists and State Representative Mark Tisdel briefed council on the recently passed $81 billion state budget, changes to road funding, new public-safety dollars and specific grants for local projects including $2 million for Nowicki Park and $175,000 for a Common Ground resiliency center.
City lobbyists and state officials briefed Rochester Hills City Council on Monday about legislative outcomes they say benefit the city and the region.
Adam Wright of Midwest Strategy Group summarized the 2025–26 state budget process, saying the Legislature completed an $81 billion spending plan in early October and implemented new transparency measures for earmarks. "They passed the complete $81,000,000,000 state budget for the fiscal year that we're currently in," Wright told council. He told members the budget eliminated many…
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