The House of Representatives has given a thumbs-up to a spending plan featuring a record investment in K-12 education. Lake Area Representative Diane Franklin says the House voted Thursday to give final approval to 13 appropriations bills making up the state’s $28.1 billion operating budget. The House plan fully funds the school foundation formula, with a total increase in education funding of $98.9 million. The budget also includes $48 million in new funding for pre-K education, and restores $68 million in cuts to higher education proposed by the Governor.
