LANSING, MI (AP)-- Aggregate funding for Michigan's public universities in the next state budget will still be less than it was before a major cut five years ago, despite Governor Rick Snyder's initial proposal to bring them back to levels in place when he took office in 2011.
Spending will rise roughly $40 million to $1.4 billion, a 2.9 percent increase, under a spending plan up for final legislative votes this week. The Republican governor and lawmakers had hoped for a $60 million, or 4.4 percent, boost.
More than a third of the 15 state universities will receive less in the next budget than in the 2010-11 fiscal year.
The schools are Michigan, Michigan State, Wayne State, Western, Eastern and Oakland.