lansing budget

On today's episode, Gongwer reporter Elena Durnbaugh detailed the negotiations behind yesterday's new state budget. We unpacked some of its most important items, including funding for education.

Michigan was looking at ending the current budget year with a roughly $9 billion baseline surplus. Now a key state official estimates that will be closer to $7.5 billion.

The Lansing City Council signed off on next year’s budget last night.The only controversial part of the budget centered on moving the bulk of the city’s…