WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to discuss the importance of free school meals with teachers while the state budget remains in limbo.

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The governor's visit comes as free school lunch programs across the state hang in the balance if a budget agreement isn't reached soon.

"Hungry children is not a good thing, so feeding kids is a good thing, but what doesn't it mean for school?" Whitmer said. Web Extra: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer reacts to House budget proposal

Michelle Johnson, a 5th-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, emphasized the critical connection between nutrition and learn

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