Budget laid out today
LANSING -- Gov. Rick Snyder is calling for additional state funding to put more Michigan State Police Troopers on the streets.
Snyder laid out his budget proposal today. It includes putting $15.2 million toward training an additional 107 troopers in the Michigan State Police training academy.
His plan also calls investing $18 million to train up to 790 corrections officers.
Snyder also is proposing adding $2 million to the state's mental health courts. Michigan currently has nine mental health courts and Snyder's proposal would allow for the creation of additional courts.
Public safety was also a major focus of Snyder's budget proposal last year. In 2012, Snyder called for a 16 percent funding boost for the Michigan State Police from the state's general fund.
