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State Representative Greg Alexander has voted in favor of a $78.5 billion House budget plan that aims to address key local and statewide priorities, including road repairs, tax cuts for working families, the creation of a Public Safety Trust Fund, and increased support for students.

“Our budget is realistic, responsible and balanced,” Alexander said. “It doesn’t rely on nickel and diming families and small business owners to cover increased spending. This plan eliminates billions in waste, fraud and abuse to truly deliver a better product for taxpayers who help fund state government. Issues like corporate welfare, government jobs that are budgeted but not filled, and political handouts have been problems for years and have simply been ignored. We did a deep dive with over 130 hours of public hearings to go line by line, find savings for taxpayers and put tax dollars towards priorities that an overwhelming majority of people in our state share.”

Within the proposed budget, Alexander advocated for a $1.17 million allocation for the village of Carsonville. The funding is designated for improvements to the water system: constructing two new wells on village property, installing a water main connecting these wells to the existing treatment plant, and upgrading the plant’s chemical feed, electrical, and control systems.

The current House budget follows a K-12 education funding bill passed in June that sets aside $21.9 billion for schools—surpassing both Senate and gubernatorial proposals. The House plan would raise per-pupil funding from $9,608 to $12,000 while allowing school districts more flexibility in how funds are used. This includes potential investments in free lunches for all students, transportation upgrades, updated textbooks, before- and after-school programs.

Alexander highlighted concerns about recent growth in state spending since 2019 under the current governor’s administration—a period during which 1,500 new state bureaucrat positions were added over two years with another 900 proposed this year. The House’s new budget proposes cutting 4,300 unfilled “phantom” positions from departmental budgets—freeing up $560 million—and eliminating $1.27 billion worth of recurring political grants.

“When I talk with people across our region, they don’t say ‘you know what my family or our community could really use? More state workers,’” Alexander said. “They want to make sure their children are in a position where they can thrive in the classroom. They want good local roads and they want to feel safe in their neighborhoods. They want a return on their tax dollars they can see and feel. Our budget addresses these needs and has a responsible roadmap for how to fund it all.”

The House-approved proposal now moves forward to the Senate for further review.