LANSING — Six months after the disaster, Northern Michigan lawmakers have secured millions of dollars in the state budget for ice storm recovery.

Lawmakers passed their final budget proposal late last week, including more than $14 million for the region’s recovery.

While officials say they’re happy to see the funding, they also say that they hope the aid will open the door to more support in the future.

“The bottom line is, with the ice storm, we want more — there’s no question we need more for that,” said Sen. John Damoose, (R) District 37, Harbor Springs. “But at least $14 million is a good start, and I was glad to see all parties come together and at least agree upon that funding there.”

Of that, $10 million would be used to match $50 million in FEMA Public Assistance funds that wer

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