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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 24, 2020 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michlib-l@mcls.org <Michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] $1M Increase to State Aid</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#050505">Our shared advocacy efforts have been successful - we have excellent news to report to Michigan Libraries!!!!!
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#050505">The FY21 state budget reflects a $1,000,000 increase for State Aid to Libraries.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#050505">After watching the process unfold yesterday with the conference committee, the house and the senate working until late afternoon, the Governor's office issued
a press release yesterday evening stating: "The Michigan Legislature and the administration of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have worked together to put a Fiscal Year 2021 budget in place that will soon become law. It is a budget that funds shared priorities such
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#050505">The Governor is expected to sign this budget into law in the coming days and it will become effective on October 1, 2020.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:#050505">MLA will report more in today's edition of "Primary Source" newsletter.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#698424">Deborah E. Mikula</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lansing, MI. 48911</span></p>
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