Michigan Senate OKs $48.7 million in aid for Detroit schools

(AP) — Lawmakers in Michigan's Senate voted Thursday to extend $48.7 million in emergency aid to keep Detroit's ailing school district open for the rest of the academic year and avoid the prospect of payless paydays for staff.

The Senate tied the legislation to a bill that would provide that a commission made up largely of state appointees — already in existence to review the city's finances after bankruptcy — would be required to sign off on the district's budgets once it is no longer under emergency management.