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Gov. Snyder Gets Cash To Train More Troopers

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Michigan State Police Troopers in riot gear. (Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Michigan State Police Troopers in riot gear. (Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

LANSING (WWJ/AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a supplemental budget bill that includes money to train more state troopers and fight crime.

The measure includes $6.8 million to start a new Michigan State Police trooper recruit school in June. The state plans to start with 132 candidates and aims to graduate 110 new troopers in October.

Snyder last month announced a plan to use troopers to help fight violent crime in the state’s toughest cities and take steps to help more inner-city young adults find jobs. Snyder said state police will assist in law enforcement efforts in Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw – all of which are among the top 10 U.S. cities of more than 50,000 with the worst crime rates.

Also included in the bill signed Thursday is $3 million to help the city of Flint deal with a jail bed shortage by obtaining jail space from other counties.

To help in high crime areas of the state, the measure sets aside $1.5 million to provide additional police assistance and $900,000 for additional prosecutorial services.

The state’s rainy day fund got a $107 million deposit, but Snyder vetoed $10 million to cover some hospitals’ uncompensated care.

RELATED: Snyder Plan Would Have Troopers Fight City Crime

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