United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Dear Editor: Kudos to the Free Press editorial board for finally saying what a lot of Michigan’s working parents already knew: That the state Senate’s budget plan “would have cut too deeply in core state services such as Medicaid and early childhood learning.” It’s nice to see early childhood get its due. Things like pre-K and child care subsidies (given to low-income working moms and dads) truly are core services, and the sorts of things we need to keep intact if Michigan is ever going to become an evolved, progressive state.