LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A weight is lifted from the shoulders of Michigan lawmakers, after the Legislature finally agreed on a budget deal, three days into the new fiscal year.

Key investments written into the $81 billion spending plan include a $24 billion budget for K-12 schools and a $2 billion per year budget for bridges and roads.

Doubling the state road funding came at the cost of a new, 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, an effort to boost state revenue that narrowly passed in a vote by the Senate.

While cannabis business owners protested the hike, some lawmakers said it was a necessary compromise to get the budget over the finish line.

“One of our legislators mentioned that we actually taxed seniors more on their income than we taxed marijuana,” said Rep. Phil Green (R-Millington)

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