budget

It’s looking like state lawmakers won’t close the books on Michigan’s latest state budget before an end-of-the-month deadline to do so.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke out Wednesday against a Republican budget proposal that could force big cuts to federal spending, including popular programs like Medicaid.

State House Republicans without advance notice Thursday muscled through a $20 billion dollar bare-bones budget, touching off a rancorous floor fight and setting up a showdown with the Senate Democratic majority.

University of Michigan Law Professor Richard Primus on the constitutional crises of years past, and whether we're in one right now.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration rolled out its 83-point-five billion dollar proposed budget Wednesday for the coming fiscal year.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget chief will formally present her spending plan to the Legislature next week.

The state treasurer and the Legislature’s top budget advisors reached a consensus that tax revenues are tight compared to recent years but steady enough to support plans for an $80 billion budget.

The Michigan Senate approved a few of its plans for the state’s next budget Thursday, including spending on agriculture, natural resources, and regulatory affairs.

General Motors prepares to vacate Detroit's Renaissance Center, the story of a young mother's disappearance in 1980s Detroit, and an impending budget crisis in Ann Arbor Public Schools.

An environmental group sees cuts in environmental issues within Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal that it feels need to be restored.