US EditionHouse Republicans used unconstitutional law to cut $645M in funding, Nessel says
Attorney General Dana Nessel found the statute enabling a single House committee to cut $645 million violates Michigan's separation of powers and bicameralism requirements.
- On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel declared the law used to cancel $645 million unconstitutional, triggering a legal fight as House Republicans vowed to sue.
- The House Appropriations Committee's Dec. 10 vote disapproved roughly 78 line items totaling $645 million after the State Budget Office recommended nearly $2.7 billion in continued work-project funding under the State Management and Budget Act.
- Among affected programs were $63 million in roadway grants, over $100 million in economic development, and $50 million for legal defense, plus $159 million for the Make It In Michigan fund.
- Budget officials said they have reactivated appropriation codes so departments can begin spending again, House GOP leaders vowed to sue, and the Michigan Senate voted to restore $634 million.
- The decision is likely to prompt legal appeals and legislation requiring both chambers to approve blocking funding, as Dana Nessel concluded the disapproval provision should be severed but left the work-project framework intact.
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House Republicans to sue after AG Dana Nessel orders $644 million cut funding to be spent - The Midwesterner
Republicans promised to sue Attorney General Dana Nessel over a legal opinion issued Wednesday that alleges the House’s move to disapprove $644 million in carryover state appropriations last month is unconstitutional. “This is clearly a political decision from Dana Nessel, and the Democrats rigged this from the beginning,” House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Twp., said in a statement. “Without this law, Democrats will build their slush funds wit…
House Republicans used unconstitutional law to cut $645M in funding, Nessel says
LANSING, MI – A law allowing a House Republican-controlled committee to cut $645 million in state funding for various projects is unconstitutional, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
AG Nessel: GOP-led $645M Work Project Funding Cuts are Unconstitutional
Massive cuts to state work projects championed by Republican House Speaker Matt Hall and appropriations chair Rep. Ann Bolin were unconstitutional, Attorney General Dana Nessel said in an opinion Wednesday. The request for a formal opinion over whether Republicans could legally halt $645 in state spending for work projects came from state Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. The debate over the move from…
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