budget surplus

A conversation with Democratic and Republican lawmakers on how best to use the state’s new $9 billion surplus.

New revenue projections adopted Friday suggest the Michigan Legislature could have $1.2 billion more than expected for the coming fiscal year, despite recessionary fears.

The Michigan Legislature approved a budget this week right before leaving for the summer recess. It would be impossible to go over everything in the…

The city of Detroit could soon be independent of financial oversight.According to its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Detroit ended the 2016 fiscal…

Following extensive efforts to improve its financial standing, Wayne County has a budget surplus for the first time in eight years.The office of Wayne…

Flint State Representative Sheldon Neeley would like to hear Governor Snyder commit to spend part of a budget surplus to address Flint’s water crisis…

Gov. Rick Snyder put services for immigrants and seniors at the top of his to-do list for 2014 in his State of the State speech yesterday.The governor…

A pleasant problem occupies the minds in Lansing today: What should be done with a projected surplus of $971 million?As one might expect, there is no…

Policymakers debate how to spend surplus The debate continues in Lansing over how the state should spend almost half a billion dollars in unexpected…

Controversy of Medicaid reform is being debatedA bill is being debated in the Michigan house to reform Medicaid in the state."The federal government is…