As the Michigan Legislature hammers out a new state budget, Caring Connection in Benton Harbor is calling on supporters to ask their lawmakers not to let funding for victim services be cut.

Caring Connection CEO Robin McGinnis tells us the House budget approved last week would reduce that funding statewide by $4 million, potentially meaning a loss of $150,000 in funding for programs locally.

“ That includes not only our domestic violence shelter here in county, as well as our sexual assault, but the child advocacy centers and all kinds of victim services in the state of Michigan,” McGinnis said.

McGinnis says that potential loss of funding for the domestic violence shelter would mean a reduction in services, and possibly, people being turned away.

“ People will end up not

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