government shutdown

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the budget standoff at the state Capitol is adding to the economic uncertainty created by federal tariffs. She delivered a short address urging the Legislature to get a state budget adopted before the end of the month. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan State Budget Office is making contingency plans for a partial government shutdown. That would come if there’s no budget deal between the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer by October 1. Local school districts are in the same position. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Senate Democrats are sharing their thoughts on what it will take to fund roads in the upcoming state budget. Colin Jackson has more.

President Donald Trump is reposting Republican claims about Michigan’s state budget on social media. Colin Jackson has more.

With the school year already underway, the failure of state lawmakers to pass an education budget is placing schools that depend on funding for many critical programs in a state of uncertainty. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Ypsilanti Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross about the anxiety felt by educators and administrators over what to expect from state lawmakers who have until October 1 to agree on a state budget or risk a government shutdown.

State Senator Jeff Irwin says he’s scared what will happen if the state government shuts down on October 1st due to no state budget being passed. It’s already affecting the universal free breakfast and lunch programs in Washtenaw County and across the state. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Both leaders of the Michigan Legislature say they’d support withholding lawmakers' pay if the state goes into a government shutdown. Michigan Public Radio’s Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan could be headed for a state government shutdown. That’s as the Legislature remains deadlocked on the budget. Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm knows a thing or two about divided government. The Democrat worked through two budget standoffs with Republicans. She spoke with Rick Pluta about the partial government shutdowns in 2007 and 2009. Plus, her thoughts on today’s political divides and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s independent candidacy for governor.

Michigan Congressional Democrats say it’s unconscionable President-Elect Donald Trump and others would move to shut down the federal government days before the holidays. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The federal government narrowly avoided a shutdown this week after President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep afloat through December…