2017 state budget

On the surface, yesterday was a pretty good day for Michigan. The state announced that the cities of Pontiac and Lincoln Park were both being released…

The legislature has passed a state budget, and it’s headed to Governor Snyder’s desk for approval.Stateside talked to two reporters covering the capitol…

A $56.7 billion state budget is headed toward Gov. Rick Snyder's desk after the Republican-led state Senate gave it final approval on mostly party-line…

There’s no end yet to the standoff between Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping up the state budget. But…

Michigan's 15 public universities would get an overall 2 percent boost in state funding under legislation ironed out by lawmakers.A Republican-led…

For the first time since he's been governor, the leaders from the state House and Senate have signed a target budget agreement without Rick Snyder's…

Lawmakers are ramping up work on the state budget after cutting Gov. Rick Snyder out of talks.Republican leaders over the weekend set "target" spending…

The state Senate Judiciary Committee this week heard testimony on campus free speech legislation. This comes on the heels of some high profile cases in…

The State of Michigan received some good news and some bad news this week. Projections show income tax revenue over the next couple of years will likely…

Republican legislative leaders remain committed to closing the pension system to new teachers and instead giving them a 401(k) after getting mixed news…