Lansing State Journal

LANSING — Several hundred education union members and officials rallied in front of Lansing’s City Hall, across the street from the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 24, urging legislators to reach a deal on a state budget and avert a state government shutdown.

Facing a Sept. 30 deadline to pass a budget and avoid a state shutdown, the GOP-controlled state House has not reached a deal with Democrats in the Senate or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

“Educators all across our state came to the Capitol today to speak to our individual lawmakers and urge them to pass a strong education budget that invests in our students, our schools and our communities,” said Chandra Madafferi, a teacher from Oakland County and president and CEO of the Michigan Education Association. “Michig

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