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LANSING, MICH.

Michigan's new state government spending plan kicks in Saturday, with lost welfare benefits for some families and education funding cuts among the repercussions.

Republican Gov. Rick Snyder acknowledges there's some short-term pain ahead in the state's new fiscal year, but says the plan puts Michigan on more stable financial footing for the future.

"These are difficult decisions ... (but) we're going to be well positioned for the long term," Snyder told The Associated Press in a phone call during his trade trip to Asia. "We're doing things in a structurally balanced way."

New spending plans for state departments and programs