LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills on Monday which she says alleviates school district debt, invests in infrastructure, and supports community colleges and public universities.

In addition, Whitmer said the bills lower costs for families across Michigan on taxes and higher education.

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“Across Michigan, we are lowering costs for families, fixing the damn roads, and ensuring every student can get a quality education,” said Governor Whitmer. “These supplemental bills will alleviate school debt in districts that were hardest hit by financial issues, fund projects in universities throughout our state, and fix the damn roads and bridges in communities across Michigan.”

The bills provide debt relief to school districts in financial distress, including Inkster, Benton Harbor, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac, and Ypsilanti. On-campus projects are funded through the bills as well. The projects include:

• The Blue Dot Lab, a technology and digital literacy center at GVSU.
• Centers for entrepreneurship and innovation at Northern Michigan University and U of M Flint.
• Tech and engineering buildings at Eastern Michigan University, Mott Community College, and Macomb Community Colleges.
• Science buildings at Oakland University and Saginaw Valley State University.

Gov. Whitmer said the bills spend hundreds of millions of dollars from the Federal Highway Administration to “fix the damn roads” and bridges in Michigan. The bill earmarks money for Highland Park to replace its 120-year-old water system.