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State Rep. Mark Tisdell updates Rochester Hills on budget, K–12 smartphone ban and pending social media, zoning bills
Summary
State Representative Mark Tisdell told the Rochester Hills City Council that a smartphone ban for K–12 classrooms has been signed into law and outlined pending bills on social media age verification, a proposed excise tax on minors' smartphones and a state-funded 'Michigan Homes' zoning incentive package that he said avoids preemption.
State Representative Mark Tisdell briefed the Rochester Hills City Council on state budget developments and several bills he described as addressing teen mental health, housing and local zoning.
Tisdell said the House Appropriations Committee "unilaterally non renewed $645,000,000" in grants but that the legislature renewed about $2.1 billion in other earmarks; he urged review of interest and "work project" funding that flows into the general fund. He framed these budget moves as part of a larger review of state spending priorities.
Tisdell told the…
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