LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan State Police are reacting to the flow of funds that will soon come their way after the governor signed the budget.

The director of the state police said, despite initial fears about deep cuts, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spoke up to ensure public safety was a top priority. 

“I think that it demonstrates the governor’s strong commitment to public safety, and her continued investments in the Michigan State Police,” Michigan State Police Director Colonel James Grady II said.

Grady II told us the new state budget includes money for trooper recruit schools, cold case homicide investigations, enhanced responses to critical incidents and $57 million for pay raises.

“I felt like the troopers and the sergeants were well overdue for a pay increase, and

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