2014 state budget

State lawmakers have approved diverting surplus school aid revenues to help close a $500 million budget hole.The legislation would shift $250 million in…

Governor Rick Snyder has signed a budget-cutting executive order, and presented a spending plan for the coming fiscal year. Schools, universities, and…

Michigan will receive is $115 million in special state funding this year for 124 specific road projects in certain districts. This includes 38 projects in…

The state Senate failed to pass a road repair plan.Drivers who vote have been clear that they want these roads fixed, yet Senate Majority Leader Randy…

The budget approved last week by state lawmakers includes money to help prosecute some sexual assault cases. The $3 million allocation will go toward…

The budget clock is ticking in Lansing.Only three days remain for lawmakers to wrap up work on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and get it…

This week, the state legislature has been steadily moving on a number of items that had trouble gaining traction in the legislature. Progress has been…

Michigan’s Medicaid program faces a budget shortfall this year of more than $100 million. That’s because a new tax on health insurance claims is not…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers are considering a mid-year budget bill that would send extra money to state and local governments grappling with…

This week, Governor Rick Snyder made good on his promise to boost preschool spending.Today he got a chance to talk to some parents, teachers and school…