EAST LANSING - One of the Michigan House's leading Democrats says voters might be asked to weigh in on the state's school funding problems as early as August.
Rep. Tim Melton of Auburn Hills said Wednesday at an education town hall meeting that a proposal to increase school funding would be tied to cost-cutting measures. Those could include proposals aimed at saving money in the school health care and retirement systems, along with other changes.
The specific changes that might be offered in a ballot proposal have not yet been determined. The proposal would have to be approved by two-thirds of both the Democrat-led House and Republican-led Senate to make the ballot.
Melton is chairman of the House Education Committee.