budget

A breakthrough in budget discussions between Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration and House and Senate leaders is raising hopes a new state budget can be approved by the July 1st deadline. We have more from Rick Pluta.

School districts that refused millions of dollars in state safety grants because of strings that were attached are pondering their next steps after the Michigan Supreme Court refused to consider their legal challenge. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Scio Township voters will choose between Democrats Mary Gillis and Mark Altomare for an open Board of Trustees seat in August. Interim Trustee David Read has dropped out of the race. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s trade trip to Europe is delaying progress in budget negotiations. Rick Pluta reports.

It is less than a month before the July 1st deadline for the Legislature to have a budget wrapped up for the coming fiscal year. As we hear from Rick Pluta, the Legislature has a history of missing that target.

The Ypsilanti City Council Tuesday night approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the city still had to dip into its Fund Balance, but not as much as previously feared.

The Legislature returns to Lansing today with a month remaining until the deadline to have the state budget wrapped up. Rick Pluta reports.

When the Ann Arbor City Council approved its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, it added funding for public safety and addiction treatment. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ann Arbor Public Schools needs to focus on rightsizing its staff regarding its enrollment numbers. That’s one of the suggestions coming from new Chief Financial Officer Ante’ Britten as they work on the next budget. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti is facing a nearly $1.9 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The City Council is asking the administration to find some savings to reduce the amount of dollars they will need to take out of the city’s Fund Balance. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.