LANSING – Michigan lawmakers unveiled and approved a long-awaited budget that makes funding cuts to many state agencies while allocating an extra $1.1 billion to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which is responsible for fixing state roads and bridges, supported by a 24 percent wholesale tax on cannabis.

Shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 3, after days of protests and lobbying and arm twisting for and against the measure, the Senate voted 19-17 to impose the wholesale tax. The House earlier passed the same legislation on Sept. 25, meaning the controversial bill now goes to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature.

The budget proposals, taken up during a session that began Oct. 2 and stretched into Oct. 3, totaled $51.8 billion for general government and $24.1 billion for education, for

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