New Detroit projects added to state spending plan

Chinatown, Greektown and the Motown Museum are getting large amounts of state money from the $82.5 billion budget approved by the governor this week in Detroit.

Driving the news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Mayor Mike Duggan inside an east-side fire station Wednesday to sign the $59 billion omnibus budget, separate from the $23.4 billion education budget.

• The budget contains $400 million in earmarks for one-time grants to special projects or organizations across the state. Nearly $55 million is for projects based in the city.
• $7 million: Detroit Zoo infrastructure
• $5 million: Motown Museum
• $5 million: Bonstelle Theatre in Midtown
• $5 million: BAMF cancer center
• $5 million: Detroit street maintenance and cleanup
• $3 million: Housing program in Detroit
• $2 million: Downtown Boxing Gym
• $2 million: E. Warren Development Corp., nonprofit
• $2 million: Invest Detroit for senior housing
• $1.5 million: Detroit Rescue Mission
• $1.5 million: Michigan Women Forward, a Detroit-based nonprofit focused on entrepreneurship and mentorship
• $1 million: WDET Detroit Public Radio
• $1 million: Detroit Blight Busters neighborhood block grants
• $1 million: Fisher Building
• $1 million: "7 Mile House" in Detroit
• $1 million: Women's Innovative Social Enterprise Partnership (WISE)
• $1 million: Developing KIDS
• $1 million: Focus: HOPE, a Detroit-based nonprofit that fights racism and poverty
• $1 million: City of Detroit public parks and greenway infrastructure
• $1 million: Detroit Parks Coalition infrastructure and accessibility
• $1 million: Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
• $1 million: Revitalization of Detroit's Chinatown
• $1 million: Concert of Colors
• $750,000: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
• $700,000: St. Vincent and Sara Fischer Center
• $500,000: Prince Hall Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
• $500,000: Detroit sidewalk repair and maintenance
• $300,000: Public Wi-Fi in Detroit's Greektown area
• $250,000: Police Athletic Club in Detroit
• $250,000: Violet T. Lewis senior home in Detroit
• $225,000: Detroit International Auto Show
• $150,000: Arts & Scraps, a Detroit nonprofit
• $100,000: AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program/Detroit Youth Service Corps
• $100,000: LA SED, a nonprofit agency serving residents of Southwest Detroit
• $100,000: Kirsten's Touch foster care services

What they're saying: "Every hometown from Detroit to Grand Rapids to the Upper Peninsula will benefit from tens of millions of dollars to establish a Public Safety Trust Fund, $100 million for innovative housing programs, and tax relief for families and seniors," House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) said in a statement.

Between the lines: Whitmer vetoed a total of $9 million in line items.

• The governor axed money for the renovation of a Jefferson-Chalmers building with unclear ownership , which came at the request of lawmakers who have yet to publicly reveal themselves.