LANSING, MI - During a marathon session day, state lawmakers Thursday unveiled line-by-line details of a $51.8 billion budget proposal to fund government services.

The general government spending plan, presented a day after the state government’s mandatory Oct. 1 deadline, includes funding for local governments and state departments. It will be accompanied by a separate school aid proposal for K-12 schools.

A House Conference Committee, which started a little after 1 p.m. Thursday and didn’t pass out a budget until nearly 8 p.m., marked the first time the full details of the budget deal between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders was publicly presented.

In addition to a $51.8 billion spending plan, the budget approved unanimously by the committee pulls $12.5 billion from the s

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