state budget

Gov. Whitmer took the opportunity to speak publicly to what she saw as wins from the budget process during stops in Flint, Clinton Township, and Kalamazoo.

The previous House budget would have cut Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy by 19%, while the adopted budget reduces the agency’s funding by 7%.

Governor Whitmer signs Michigan’s new $80 billion budget, but a new 24% marijuana tax to fund roads is already in legal trouble. Hear from Michigan Budget Director Jen Flood & legal expert Robert LaBrant.

Rx Kids, an anti-poverty cash aid program for new and expectant mothers, is getting $270 million in this fiscal year’s state budget.

A closed-door signing ceremony in the governor’s Capitol office capped months of contentious bargaining.

Friday on Stateside, details in the state Legislature's $80 billion budget plan. The budget includes a new 24% tax on cannabis wholesalers to fund road repairs, as well as a slight increase on spending on K-12 education.

School districts would receive a record $10,050 per student, an increase of $442, and dedicated funding for universal free school meals would remain.

Michigan leaders announced a plan to keep state government functioning for the next week, but it doesn’t include money for K-12 schools, which don't know how much money to expect from the state.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking Michigan schools to keep making free breakfast and lunch available to all students – even though there's no budget yet for the program.

Michigan lawmakers approved a plan early Wednesday morning to fund state government for another week as they finalize a spending agreement for the new fiscal year. The state’s previous budget had run out at midnight and questions abound: was the state government shutdown temporarily or not? And, when will a permanent budget actually get passed?