{"id":610,"date":"2023-05-10T19:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/klinefelt\/?p=610"},"modified":"2023-05-10T19:41:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:41:32","slug":"sen-klinefelt-full-senate-pass-innovative-local-minded-proposed-mdot-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/klinefelt\/2023\/05\/10\/sen-klinefelt-full-senate-pass-innovative-local-minded-proposed-mdot-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen.\u00a0Klinefelt,\u00a0Full\u00a0Senate Pass\u00a0Innovative, Local-Minded\u00a0Proposed MDOT Budget\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\n<h4 class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">Budget\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">includes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">funding\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">for local road improvements<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">high<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">speed and regional transit<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">variety of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">other transportation needs<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">LANSING, Mich. (M<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">ay<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">10<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">, 2023) \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">Sen<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">Veronica\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">Klinefelt<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\u00a0(D-Eastpointe)<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span 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class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">hile also<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\u00a0looking to the future and doing thi<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">ng<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">s<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">differently<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">,\u201d said Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><strong><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SpellingErrorV2Themed x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">Klinefelt<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 x_BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW216409841 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