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Lawmakers kick off 2014 with a budget surplus"The state Legislature has kicked off its 2014 session. One of the first big debates of the new year will be…

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow will be among a large group of Democratic U.S. Senators and a small group of Republican senators expected to vote to…

Michigan's cities, towns, and villages are seeing an overall improvement in their ability to meet their financial needs, but hundreds continue to…

Michigan schools got about a 3% boost in funding under the state budget passed last month in Lansing, but a new report says that might not be…

Michigan almost has a final budget for the next fiscal year, at almost $50 billion dollars.Lawmakers and Governor Snyder's tentative deadline for…

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice sentenced to jail time“Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway was sentenced to one year and one day in…

There’s a tentative budget deal between Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders.It puts more money into savings, schools, and roads.…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan could take in $542 million more in revenue than projected 4 months ago.That's according to a report Monday from the…

Last week, we saw a flurry of voting at the State Capitol as lawmakers put together the next state budget, which is expected to total about $48…

A state House budget panel is recommending cutting more than a thousand human service workers. The Michigan Department of Human Services handles things…