More fallout from the all-cuts budget passed by the legislature: Dozens of state police officers who were expected to be called back to work next week will stay on the sidelines while the government decides whether revenues will allow them to keep the troopers on the job long term. The Detroit News reports:
The 55 laid-off State Police troopers who were to return to work next week under terms of the recently passed budget have been told not to report until state officials get a better handle on tax collections, aides to Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday.
The administration hopes to decide in the next seven to 10 days how many troopers will return to work and when, said Liz Boyd, spokeswoman for Granholm.
In the meantime, treasury and budget officials will look at October revenues and determine whether the State Police budget can fund the callbacks.
“We want to be certain when we recall state troopers to the job we’re able to sustain them for the entire fiscal year,” Boyd said. “We don’t want to disrupt their lives any more than we have.
State tax revenues continue to decline, even relative to projections that took into account the tough economic times. If those revenues continue to fall below projections, Gov. Granholm will be forced to issue an executive order with additional budget cuts on top of the more than $1 billion in cuts already included in the new budget.






