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Budget season in Lansing is officially underway: Governor Rick Snyder released his new budget for Fiscal Year 2018 today.To break down the $56.3 billion…

Education, public safety, and paying down the long term debt will be Governor Rick Snyder’s top priorities when he unveils his 2018 budget Wednesday.Some…

Gov. Rick Snyder this week signed the $54 billion state budget that pays for schools, universities, prisons, and more. That marks about six months of…

Advance word from forecasters: This winter could be a replay of the not-to-be-forgotten winter of 2013-2014.That is not good news for counties still…

In 1980, Michigan’s corrections budget was 3% of the state’s general fund. Now it is 20% of the general fund. What caused this increase?Ken Sikkema,…

This Week in Michigan Politics, Emily Fox and Jack Lessenberry discuss how Michigan businesses will be affected by the US Supreme Court ruling that…

State lawmakers are waist-deep in the big budget process. The mission is to iron out the differences in what the governor wants and what the House and…

President Obama’s 2015 budget includes some cuts to Great Lakes programs.Obama is asking for $275 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. That…

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockely discuss the trial challenging Michigan's same-sex marriage ban, the mayor of…

This Week in Michigan Politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the governor’s race, Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal and farm…