Media Promotes False Narrative that Schools Will Lose Money on Roads Package

Media Promotes False Narrative that Schools Will Lose Money on Roads Package [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The statewide news outlet MLive is continuing to present an inaccurate narrative about a House-passed road funding package, perpetuating an assertion that public schools will lose money if the bills become law, according to a Mackinac Center for Public Policy expert.
....“These are complex policy matters but MLive seems intent on scaring readers about school funding cuts,” Hohman said.
.....In addition to the database, the statewide news site has also published conflicting accounts of the House road package in its own stories, including ones appearing on the same day. A Dec. 5 MLive story stated, “…the plan could take $535 million from school funding next year, according to the House Fiscal Agency.”
However, another Dec. 5 MLive story gave a more accurate account of the proposal:
"The House plan, backed by House Speaker Jase Bolger, wouldn’t cut funding for schools or cities, but it would limit future revenue that would otherwise be available."
On Dec. 10, MLive published another story claiming that, “West Michigan schools stand to lose millions,” and cited the same Michigan League for Public Policy that is the main source of the database."