Senate District 5 Updates

Apr 28, 2023 | Email

Dear Neighbors,

I hope this newsletter reaches you and your family safe and healthy. It’s been an exciting week, budget negotiations are ramping up, which means exciting investments into our schools, economy, and community.

Featured in this newsletter:

  • Legislative Update
  • Community Updates
  • Fill out your FAFSA

Should you need any help, please do not hesitate to contact my office by phone at (517) 373-7350 or by email at SenDPolehanki@senate.michigan.gov.

Working for you,

Dayna PolehankiState SenatorDistrict 5

 

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Pre-K-12 Budget Passes out of Committee

I sit on the Pre-K-12 Schools Appropriations Committee under Chairman Camilleri, and on Wednesday we passed the PK-12 Senate budget out of committee. This budget is bold and forward-thinking, and it has my full support.

Here is how it will benefit the school districts in Senate District 5:

Increase over last year:

  • Plymouth-Canton Community Schools $13.6 million increase
  • Wayne-Westland Community Schools $9.1 million increase
  • Livonia Public Schools $12 million increase
  • Garden City Public Schools $3.28 million increase
  • Westwood Community Schools $1.77 million increase

 

COMMUNITY UPDATES

Celebrating Eid Mubarak

Thank you to my Canton constituents Dr. and Sophia Taj for inviting me to my first Eid celebration. Eid Mubarak!

 

William Ford Career Tech Center Breakfast  

Thank you to Wayne-Westland Schools Superintendent Dignan, school leaders, and student chefs for the great breakfast at the William Ford Career Tech Center. I am happy to report that many of the school district’s legislative priorities are already in the works!

 

INCOMING COLLEGE STUDENTS: FILL OUT YOUR FAFSA!

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline is approaching soon. The deadline is May 1, 2023, to be given priority consideration for some Michigan financial aid programs. Filling out your FAFSA can save you thousands of dollars a year off the cost of community, private, or public college. You can unlock grants, scholarships, and other assistance to put you on the path to higher education right here in Michigan.

One of the new ways you can save money is the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, a bipartisan scholarship we established last year to lower the cost of community, private, or public college by thousands of dollars a year—up to $27,500 over 5 years—for the majority of graduating seniors. All you need to do to qualify for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship is fill out your FAFSA—that’s it. You are probably eligible for more financial aid than you realize, and it is encouraged you fill out your FAFSA as soon as possible!